Meaning

Primary

Personal Life

Alternatives

One's Personal Life, Private Life, One's Private Life

Word Type

noun

Explanation

You've seen 生活 before, right? So what about the "life" of I? Whose life is that? Why, that's my own personal life.

Reading

しせいかつ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 私生活を知る

    to learn about another's personal life

    私生活をのぞく

    to peek into one's personal life

    私生活を見せる

    to show one's personal life

Context Sentences

私生活のストレスが大きい。

Stress from my private life is big.

コウイチは、私生活のことを友人にも他人にもあまり言わない。

Koichi doesn't tell his friends or others about his personal life.

いつもはモデルですが、私生活では三人の子の母です。

She's a model, but in her personal life, she's a mother of three children.

Kanji Composition