生涯 (しょうがい, shougai) Japanese meaning: life | Kotomoraに
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He devoted his life to education.
There are few people you can call a lifelong friend.
Usage patterns
〈事〉を生涯忘れないto never forget something for the rest of one's life
I will never forget his kindness for as long as I live.
生涯を〈事〉に捧げるto devote one's whole life to something
He devoted his entire life to research.
〈事〉に生涯をかけるto stake one's whole life on something
She staked her whole life on music.
生涯独身で過ごすto remain single throughout one's life
He remained single for the rest of his life.
生涯 is a formal but still commonly used word for a lifetime, while 一期 read いちご is more archaic and mainly survives in set phrases like 一期一会.
生涯 is the common word for a person's whole life, whereas 一世 carries a more formal, literary tone for the same idea.
生涯 is a formal, literary word for 'one's life span', whereas 一代 focuses on the era or reign defined by one person's activity.
