Definition of 一生
- (n-adv, n-t, adj-no) whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era
あなたは、一生勉強しなければならない。
You must study your whole life. - (adj-no) (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
マイホームは一生の買い物だからね、そんな即断即決はできないよ。
A home is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase so you don't want to make any snap decisions.
Words related to 一生
- (n-t) lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
私は一生涯彼の大ファンでした。
I have been his greatest fan all my life.
- (n) narrow escape from death
- (n) narrow escape from the jaw of death
- (exp) extremely important or once in a lifetime request
- (n) fleeting life
- (exp) to have a narrow escape from death
九死に一生を得たことがありますか。
Have you ever had a narrow escape?
- (n) advancing in the face of death; having a narrow escape from the jaw of death
- (n) (strict) observance of the Buddhist precept of lifelong celibacy

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