Word Meaning 終身

しゅうしん shuushin

終身 is read as しゅうしん (shuushin) and means the whole life.

Meaning

English

  1. the whole life

Reading

Kana

しゅうしん

Romaji

shuushin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 10560 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

終身年金

しゅうしんねんきん

life pension

終身会員

しゅうしんかいいん

life member

終身官

しゅうしんかん

official holding a lifetime appointment

終身雇用制度

しゅうしんこようせいど

(Japanese) system of lifetime employment

終身雇用制

しゅうしんこようせい

(Japanese) system of lifetime employment

終身雇用

しゅうしんこよう

lifetime employment

終身保険

しゅうしんほけん

whole life insurance

終身刑

しゅうしんけい

life imprisonment

終了

しゅうりょう

end

終止符

しゅうしふ

end

終了後

しゅうりょうご

after the end (of something)

終刊

しゅうかん

cessation of publication

Example Sentences

4

Three were sentenced to life in prison.

The man was given a life sentence.

The murderer was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

In some countries, the punishment for treason can be life in prison.