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    3. 半生

    半生

    半はん生せい

    half a lifetime

    KMT7News #16+1NounDaily LifeKanji Vocab10 strokes

    はんせい

    Noun

    1.
    half a lifetime, half one's life, one's life so far

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの半はん生せいは波は乱らん万まん丈じょうだった。

    His life so far has been full of ups and downs.

    KMT6Daily Life
    彼かの女じょは自じ分ぶんの半はん生せいを振ふり返かえり、本ほんを書かいた。

    She looked back on her life so far and wrote a book.

    KMT7Daily LifeLiterature
    私わたしはこれまでの半はん生せいで多おおくのことを学まなびました。

    I have learned many things in my life so far.

    KMT7Daily LifeEducation
    彼かれの半はん生せいは、家か族ぞくへの深ふかい愛あい情じょうに満みちていた。

    His life so far was filled with deep love for his family.

    KMT7Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの半はん生せいは、まさに激げき動どうの時じ代だいを映うつし出だす鏡かがのようだった。

    His life so far was truly like a mirror reflecting a turbulent era.

    KMT8HistoryDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    半
    なか.ば…(2)
    half・middle・odd number・semi-・part-
    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
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