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jmdict 1378840 Active (id: 2098668)
生涯 [ichi1,news1,nf05]
しょうがい [ichi1,news1,nf05]
1. [n]
▶ life
▶ lifetime
▶ career
2. [n,adv]
▶ for life
▶ all one's life
▶ throughout one's life
▶ as long as one lives



History:
4. A 2021-03-31 04:35:45  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Bulk update n-adv to n,adv
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -23 +23,2 @@
-<pos>&n-adv;</pos>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
3. A 2021-03-10 04:44:37  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Removing n-t from n-adv,n-t
  Diff:
@@ -24 +23,0 @@
-<pos>&n-t;</pos>
2. A 2018-05-05 12:38:43  Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2018-05-05 12:36:51  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog
  Comments:
I think having a separate sense for adverbial usage is clearer. This is what the JEs do.
  Diff:
@@ -16,0 +17,6 @@
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>life</gloss>
+<gloss>lifetime</gloss>
+<gloss>career</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
@@ -19,2 +25,4 @@
-<gloss>one's lifetime (i.e. one's existence until death)</gloss>
-<gloss>one's career</gloss>
+<gloss>for life</gloss>
+<gloss>all one's life</gloss>
+<gloss>throughout one's life</gloss>
+<gloss>as long as one lives</gloss>

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