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人生 jinsei Life

The Japanese word 人生 meaning "Life" is composed of the kanji 人 (read jin) meaning "person" and 生 (read sei) meaning "life; birth".

Japanese has a few words for "Life". jinsei refers to one's life and is specific. For example it is used when saying "My life has been good". It is not used in the abstract so one would not use jinsei in things like "gamble with one's life", "searching for life on mars" or "life insurance".

Life (人生) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life 人生 jinsei Vertical Block VB2C
Life (人生) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life 人生 jinsei Vertical Block VB3A
Life (人生) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life 人生 jinsei Vertical Block VB3B
Life (人生) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life 人生 jinsei Vertical Cursive VC3A
Life (人生) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life 人生 jinsei Vertical Cursive VC3B
Life (人生) in Jiun style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life 人生 jinsei Vertical Jiun VD3A
Life (人生) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life 人生 jinsei Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3A
Life (人生) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life 人生 jinsei Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3B
Life (人生) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life 人生 jinsei Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3C
Life (人生) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life 人生 jinsei Vertical Semi-Cursive VS3D
Life (人生) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life 人生 jinsei Horizontal Block HB2A
Life (人生) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life 人生 jinsei Horizontal Cursive HC3A
Life (人生) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase
Life 人生 jinsei Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS3A
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