一生

• 読み: いっしょう
• ローマ字: isshou
• 漢字の分解: 一 (ichi/itsu) — one; 生 (sei/shou) — life, living
• 発音: /i.ɕɕoː/

意味

One's whole life; lifetime; throughout life. Refers to the entire span from birth to death.

Functions as a noun, no-adjective, and adverb. As an adverb, it modifies verbs to mean 'for one's entire life' (一生忘れない, I'll never forget for as long as I live). Common emotional expressions include 一生のお願い (the favour of a lifetime) and 一生に一度 (once in a lifetime).

例文

1. この景色は一生忘れないだろう。
2. 一生に一度のチャンスを逃したくない。
3. 彼は一生をかけてこの研究を続けた。

使い方ガイド

場面: life decisions, emotional moments, promises

トーン: solemn

起源と歴史

Compound of 一 (ichi/issho, one) and 生 (shou, life). Literally 'one life,' expressing the totality of a single human existence from beginning to end.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal