しょうがい
Meanings
Noun
1. life; lifetime; career
No, to begin with, they could probably spend their whole life in luxury without working.
Adverb
Noun
2. for life; all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
I want to protect you for life.
Pitch accent
しょ
うがい
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
one's whole life
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
Examples (23 in total)
I want to protect you for life.
I think I will never forget it for the rest of my life!
It was the biggest mistake of my life.
She lived a happy life.
I think it will become a treasure for a lifetime.
My aunt lived a happy life.
Tom remained single all his life.
Tom has devoted his life to the anti-nuclear-energy movement.
He chose education for his career.
He had various experiences in his life.
I will probably never forget this humiliation for the rest of my life.
His political career has ended.
His life spanned nearly a century.
And just like that, their short life came to an end.
No, to begin with, they could probably spend their whole life in luxury without working.
You should read about the careers of great men.
I will devote my life to the study of history.
He has helped the poor throughout his life.
The death of my mother left a big blank in my life.
The millionaire began life as a poor boy.
I resolved to spend the rest of my life pursuing my ideals.
He traveled widely throughout his lifetime and led a life with a lot of movement.
He was famous during his long life and his work was very popular.