生活

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.1.2 Synonyms 1.1.3 Related terms 1.1.4 Compounds 1.2 Verb 2 Mandarin 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Related terms 3 Min Nan 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
生	活

[edit] Noun

生活 (hiragana せいかつ, romaji seikatsu)

1. Life; livelihood; daily living.

[edit] Usage notes

生活 is distinct from 命 (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.

[edit] Synonyms

• 暮らし (くらし, kurashi)

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• 生活する (せいかつする, seikatsusuru): live a life

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• 生活費 (せいかつひ, seikatsuhi): living expenses
• 生活様式 (せいかつようしき, seikatsu-yōshiki): life style
• 実生活 (じっせいかつ, jisseikatsu): actual life
• 日常生活 (にちじょうせいかつ, nichijō-seikatsu): daily life

[edit] Verb

(adjective) 生活を送る (...せいかつをおくる, ...seikatsu o okuru)

1. to lead / live a ... life

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[edit] Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

生活

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: [ ʂəŋ˥˥xuɔ˧˥ ]

[edit] Noun

生活 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin shēnghuó)

1. life; existence; livelihood

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• 生命 (shēngmìng)

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[edit] Min Nan

simpl. and trad.

生活

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ ɕiŋ˧˧uaʔ˥˥ ]

[edit] Noun

生活 (traditional and simplified, POJ seng-o̍ah)

1. life; existence; livelihood