生活

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Noun [edit]

生活 (hiragana せいかつ, romaji seikatsu)

  1. Life; livelihood; daily living.

Usage notes [edit]

生活 is distinct from (いのち, inochi, life), because it refers to daily life and livelihood as it is experienced, whereas 命 refers to life as a whole (from birth to death), or as an abstract concept. Both are generally translated as life, however, as this distinction is not normally made in English.

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Verb [edit]

生活 + する (irregular conjugation, hiragana せいかつする, romaji seikatsu suru)生活する 生活 suru

  1. live a life

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Mandarin [edit]

simpl. and trad.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (file)
  • IPA: [ ʂəŋ˥˥xuɔ˧˥ ]

Noun [edit]

生活 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shēnghuó)

  1. life; existence; livelihood; lifestyle

Verb [edit]

生活 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shēnghuó)

  1. live; exist

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Min Nan [edit]

simpl. and trad.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [ ɕiŋ˧˧uaʔ˥˥ ]

Noun [edit]

生活 (traditional and simplified, POJ seng-o̍ah)

  1. life; existence; livelihood