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寿命
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 寿命.
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Entry
1
lifespan; life; lifetime
Examples
これらの発見のおかげで人間の寿命が以前の２倍になった。
Thanks to these discoveries, man's life span has become twice as long as before.
2
life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
Examples
作動温度が高いと、潤滑剤の寿命は短くなる。
High operating temperatures shorten lubricant life.
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