Korean learner dictionary
일생 meaning and pronunciation
ilsaeng · life; lifetime
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 25141Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 일쌩Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
- 1.
태어나서 죽을 때까지 살아있는 동안.
English: life; lifetime — One's lifetime from birth to death.
Examples
- 일생의 대부분.
- 일생을 걸다.
- 일생을 두다.
- 일생을 바치다.
- 일생을 살다.
- 당신과 함께 했던 추억만은 내 일생을 두고 길이길이 기억될 것입니다.
- Origin
- 一生
- Categories
- 삶 > 삶의 상태
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