Meanings
Readings
Common Words
lifespan; life; lifetime
life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
Food, cooking
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
Written on envelopes containing monetary gifts, etc.
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes
longevity; long life
Common noun
long life; longevity
Noun or verb acting prenominally
long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
Food, cooking
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
Word usually written using kana alone
race game (board game played with dice in which the object is to reach the end of a track)
Orig. meaning
ban-sugoroku; sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon
life expectancy (at birth); average life span
Physics
mean lifetime
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