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涯
涯
11 strokes
Frequency: 1525
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

horizon
shore
limit
bound

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ガイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はて

Common Words

生涯
しょうがい
Noun
Freq #2953
1

life; lifetime; career

Examples
叔母は幸せな生涯を送った。
My aunt lived a happy life.
2

Adverb (fukushi)

for life; all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives

Examples
彼は生涯独身のままだった。
He remained a bachelor all his life.
果て
はて
Noun
Freq #5176
1

end; extremity; limit

Examples
この汽車は世界の果て行きの終列車です。
This train is the last train to the world's end.
2

result; outcome; upshot; consequence

世界の果て
せかいのはて
Expression
Noun
Freq #29165
1

end of the world; farthest corner of the earth

地の果て
ちのはて
Expression
Freq #30616
1

end of the earth

天涯孤独
てんがいこどく
Noun
四字熟語
Freq #33576
1

a person without a single relative

一生涯
いっしょうがい
Adverb
Noun
Freq #33718
1

lifetime; one's whole life; all through life

Examples
私は一生涯彼の大ファンでした。
I have been his greatest fan all my life.
境涯
きょうがい
Noun
Freq #49906
1

circumstances; one's situation or lot in life

Examples
幸福になりたいなら人生における境涯に満足することを学びなさい。
If you wish to be happy, learn to be content with your condition in life.
生涯を閉じる
しょうがいをとじる
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #72338
1

to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close

全生涯
ぜんしょうがい
Noun
Freq #78030
1

one's whole life

Examples
教育は若い時代に限られてはならず、われわれの全生涯を通じて継続して行われるものでなければならない。
Education must not be limited to our youth, but it must be a continuing process through our entire lives.
生涯最高
しょうがいさいこう
～の Adj.
Freq #82250
1

(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...

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Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

horizon

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

厂 cliff
🧩 dirt
🧩 dirt2
🧩 ground
🧩 ground2
🧩 ivy
🧩 soil2
🧩 water droplets
🧩 water pistol
土 soil
圭 square jewel
水 water

Mnemonic Stories

From an ivy-clad lighthouse atop a cliff, you see water in every direction as you look to the horizon.

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