Japanese word

ライフ

Pronunciation

Romajiraifu

Meaning

  • nounlife

Example

このゲームにはライフが三つあります。ko no gē mu ni wa ra i fu ga mit tsu a ri ma su

This game has three lives.

Illustration for ライフ (life)

More examples

都会を離れて、自然の中でライフを楽しんでいます。to kai o hana re te shi zen no naka de ra i fu o tano shi n de i ma su

I left the city and am enjoying life in nature.

Core concept

Describes the ongoing experience of being alive, including the way a person or living thing exists and lives.

Common phrases

  • ライフを送るra i fu o oku ru

    live a life

  • 充実したライフjū jitsu shi ta ra i fu

    fulfilling life

Similar words

生活seikatsu: The way a person or group lives, including daily activities and living conditions.
暮らしkurashi: A person's or family's everyday way of living.
人生jinsei: The full course of a person's life from birth to death.
命inochi: The state of being alive in a person, animal, or plant.

Definition in Japanese

人や生物が生きていること。また、生きていく過程や暮らし。hito ya sei butsu ga i ki te i ru ko to ma ta i ki te i ku ka tei ya ku ra shi

Word origin

ライフ (raifu) is borrowed from English life, which comes from Old English līf, meaning "life".

Usage tips

  • In casual Japanese, ライフ (raifu) often appears in expressions about lifestyle, such as ワークライフバランス (wāku raifu baransu).

Opposites

Word lists with this word