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    3. 寿命

    寿命

    寿じゅ命みょう

    lifespan

    N2KMT6News #9+1CoreNounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab15 strokes

    じゅみょう

    Noun

    1.
    lifespan, life, lifetime
    2.
    life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.), service life, end of an object's (useful) life

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    この電でん球きゅうの寿じゅ命みょうはどれくらいですか。

    How long is the lifespan of this light bulb?

    KMT4Daily Life
    人にん間げんの平へい均きん寿じゅ命みょうは年ねん々ね延んのびています。

    The average human lifespan is extending year by year.

    KMT6Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    健けん康こう的てきな生せい活かつ習しゅう慣かんは、寿じゅ命みょうを延のばすのに役やく立だちます。

    Healthy lifestyle habits help to extend one's lifespan.

    KMT6Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    スマートフォンのバッテリーの寿じゅ命みょうは、使つかい方かたによって大おおきく変かわります。

    The lifespan of a smartphone battery varies greatly depending on how it's used.

    KMT6TechnologyDaily Life
    医い療りょうの進しん歩ぽにより、多おおくの病びょう気きを持もつ人ひと々びとの寿じゅ命みょうが延のびるようになりました。

    Due to advances in medical care, the lifespan of people with many diseases has been extended.

    KMT7Medicine & HealthScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    寿
    ことぶき・ことぶ.く・ことほ.ぐ…(16)
    longevity・congratulations・one's natural life
    命
    いのち…(2)
    fate・command・decree・destiny・life…(1)
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