Japanese

じんせい
Meaning: life; one's life; human life
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

人
生

Example sentences

Life is something you carve out for yourself.
健康は、人生において最も重要なことの一つです。
Health is one of the most important things in life.
時々立ち止まって、これまでの人生を振り返ってみる。
Sometimes I stop and look back on my life so far.
彼は第二の人生を歩み始めた。
He started on his second life.
彼は人生に絶望していたが、友人の助けで立ち直った。
He was in despair about life, but recovered with a friend's help.
人生には、時に思いがけないことが起こるものだ。
In life, unexpected things sometimes happen.
私たちは、人生を共に歩んできた。
We have walked through life together.
人生には多くの選択肢がある。
There are many choices in life.
人生とはそういうものだ。
Life is just like that.
人生というものは、思い通りにいかないことが多い。
Life is something where many things don't go as planned.

Usage Notes

Refers to the course of a human life or the experience of living.

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