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生活様式 (せいかつようしき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

生せい活かつ様よう式しき

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Meanings

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noun

lifestyle; way of living

A somewhat formal term for one's overall pattern of daily life, including habits, customs, and living conditions.

都と会かいの生せい活かつ様よう式しきは田舎いなかとは大おおきく異ことなる。
The urban lifestyle differs greatly from that of the countryside.
健けん

康こう

を

考かんが

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て

生せい

活かつ

様よう

式しき

を

見み

直なお

す

こと

に

し

た

。

I decided to review my lifestyle with health in mind.

Kanji

生life, genuine, birth
活lively, resuscitation, being helped
様Esq., way, manner
式style, ceremony, rite

Similar words

ライフスタイル
A common loanword for 'lifestyle', often used in casual or modern contexts, while 生活様式 is more formal and native-sounding.
暮くらし
A native Japanese word for 'living' or 'daily life', more personal and everyday than the formal compound 生活様式.

Etymology

Compound of 生活 (life, living) and 様式 (style, form). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'lifestyle'.