Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “寿命”

寿命

じゅみょう

lifespan; life; lifetime

Example sentence

Thanks to these discoveries, man's life span has become twice as long as before.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

寿
On
じゅ;す;しゅう
Kun
ことぶき;ことぶ.く;ことほ.ぐ
Stroke count
7

・longevity

・congratulations

・one's natural life

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命
On
めい;みょう
Kun
いのち
Stroke count
8

・fate

・command

・decree

・destiny

・life

・appoint

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Related words to 寿命

3 related words

寿命

じゅみょう

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life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.);service life;end of an object's (useful) life

寿命を延ばす

じゅみょうをのばす

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to prolong one's life

寿命を縮める

じゅみょうをちぢめる

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to shorten one's life