一生

いっしょう

isshou

いっ
しょう

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いっ
しょう

isshou

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JLPT N2
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N2
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era

    Adv. noun
    Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
    Adv. noun
    Noun (temporal)
    Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
    Noun (temporal)
    EXAMPLE
    (おとこ)一生(いっしょう)子供(こども)である。
    Men are children their whole life.
  2. (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

What does 一生 mean in English?

  1. whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era(n-adv, n-t, adj-no)
  2. (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life(adj-no)

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一生 (isshou)