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実生活 (じっせいかつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
real life ; actual life ; everyday life
Refers to life as it is actually lived, as opposed to fiction, imagination, or an idealized version. Often used in contexts contrasting with online life, dreams, or stories.
実じっ
生せい
活かつ
で
は
なかなか
理り
想そう
通どお
り
に
は
いか
ない
。
In real life, things rarely go as ideally as one hopes.
Kanji 活 lively, resuscitation, being helped Similar words 現げん 実じつ 現実 is a broader term for 'reality' or 'actuality', often used in abstract or philosophical contexts. 実生活 specifically refers to one's concrete, everyday life and personal experiences.
日にち 常じょう 生せい 活かつ 日常生活 means 'daily life' or 'routine life', emphasizing the ordinary, habitual aspects. 実生活 can include extraordinary events but still refers to actual lived experience, not necessarily routine.
Etymology Compound of 実 (じつ, 'real', 'actual') and 生活 (せいかつ, 'life', 'living'). The reading じっせいかつ results from the gemination of つ before せ.
