📖 Words B1 ✓ Native Reviewed

인생

insaeng

life / one's life journey

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What it means

인생 means "life" in the sense of one's life journey, fate, or existence. Different from 생활 (daily life/lifestyle) or 목숨 (one's life/breath). 인생 is philosophical and weighty.

References Naver Korean Dictionary ↗ 국립국어원 표준국어대사전 ↗
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