いっしょう
Meanings
Adverb
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era
Adjective (の)
2. (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
Pitch accent
っしょう
Used in vocabulary (16 in total)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
greatest mistake of one's life
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
narrow escape from death
narrow escape from death
once in one's life; once in a lifetime
narrow escape from the jaw of death
extremely important or once in a lifetime (request); only once in one's lifetime
advancing in the face of death; having a narrow escape from the jaw of death
(strict) observance of the Buddhist precept of lifelong celibacy
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high quality product)
striving to adopt ascetic practices for one's whole life
Examples (28 in total)
Men are children their whole life.
The life span of a butterfly is short.
His life was full of ups and downs.