生涯しょうがい (shougai)

life, lifetime

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生涯 (しょうがい, shougai) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “life, lifetime”.

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かれは80 ねん生涯しょうがいじました。

His 80 years of life came to an end.

弟は看病のかい(も)なく五歳の短い生涯を閉じた。

In spite of all the medical care (he received), my little brother's life ended when he was only five.

大学で勉強をするのはもちろん大切だが、生涯の友達を作るのもまた大切だ。

Needless to say, it is very important to study at college, but it is also important to make lifetime friends there.

モーツアルトが35年の生涯に600曲以上の作品を書いたというのには、ただただ驚くよりほかはない。

The fact that Mozart composed more than 600 pieces during his life of thirty-five years is simply amazing (literally: leaves us no other choice than to be surprised).