Definition of 一生

いっしょうisshou

adverbial noun / temporal noun / ~の noun:

  • whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era

~の noun:

  • (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

Example Sentences

常人joujinならnara一生isshouかかってkakattemo無理muriだろうdarouga本気honkiになったninattahachisunomaedeha普通のfutsuunoシリンダー錠SHIRINDAAjouto大差taisaないnai
A normal person might spend a lifetime at it and still not succeed but faced with a determined Ren it was not greatly different from a normal cylinder lock.
先進国senshinkokudeha虫歯mushibaga激減gekigenshi自分jibunnohade一生isshou食べられるtaberareruhitoga増えていますfueteimasu
Cavities have become rarer in the developed countries and more people will be able to eat with their own teeth throughout their life.
聞くkikuha一時ichijinohaji聞かぬkikanuha一生isshounohaji
Nothing is lost for asking.
tomiha一生isshounotakarachiha万代bandainotakara
Wisdom is better than gold or silver.
彼女kanojoha物理学butsurigakuno研究kenkyuuni一生isshouwo捧げたsasageta
She devoted her entire life to the study of physics.

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