涯
涯·horizon, shore, limit
- On-yomi
- がい
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 生涯 | しょうがい | lifetime, all one's life |
| 生涯学習 | しょうがいがくしゅう | lifelong learning |
| 天涯 | てんがい | the far horizon, a distant land |
| 境涯 | きょうがい | one's lot in life, circumstances |
Example sentences
彼は生涯、研究を続けた。
かれはしょうがい、けんきゅうをつづけた。
He carried on his research all his life.
生涯学習の講座に申し込んだ。
しょうがいがくしゅうのこうざにもうしこんだ。
I signed up for a lifelong-learning course.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 生涯 is しょうがい, a homophone of 障害 and 傷害 — context tells them apart.
- 涯 hardly ever appears outside compounds.
Memory aid
Picture it
Water 氵 meeting 厓 (a cliff): where the water runs up against the cliff is the limit — and a life has the same far edge.
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