涯
涯

horizon, shore, limit, bound

11 strokesFrequency 1,525JLPT N1Grade 8

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ガイ

Kun

はて

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Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

horizon

Constituents

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.

Dictionary

Common Words

生涯しょうがいNounFreq #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NounFreq #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NounExpressionFreq #29165
1

end of the world; farthest corner of the earth

地の果てちのはてExpressionFreq #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NounAdverbFreq #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NounFreq #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ExpressionIchidan verbFreq #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NounFreq #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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