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I was looking through a dictionary and came across 生活. My original question
was

> Is this the difference between 生気／生活?
>
> 生気 would be like an idea of life. more abstract
>
> 生活 would be concrete. So like something/one's life.

My new question is can you help me to understand the different ways "life" is
said in Japanese? I actually forgot about 人生 and 命 when I wrote the question.
I didn't know about ライフ／生命／一生 (and others?). I think 人生 would usually be when
talking about a person's life right?
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word-choice words definitions
The different meanings of "life"? 生気／生活／ライフ／生命／一生／人生／命
生活【せいかつ】 is English _life_ , _livelihood_ , or _living_ ; day-to-day
activities of people.

命【いのち】 is _life_ ; it's something we lose when we die. Synonyms:
生【せい】、生命【せいめい】

生気【せいき】 is more like _liveliness_ , _spirit_ , or _energy_. Synonyms:
元気【げんき】、活力【かつりょく】

一生【いっしょう】 is a _whole life_ of someone. Synonym: 生涯【しょうがい】

人生【じんせい】 is _human's (whole) life_ ; use this only for humans, of course.

ライフ is rarely used unless you're a video gamer. When used, it's the same as 生活
or 命.

Examples:

  * 生活が苦しい difficult to live on (due to financial problems)
  * 生活保護 public assistance
  * 快適な生活 comfortable life
  * 交通事故で命を失う lose one's life in a traffic accident
  * 残り少ない命 little time left to live
  * 命が惜しければ... if you value your life...
  * 生気のない顔 colorless face
  * 声から生気が消える speak in an inanimate voice
  * 生気が戻る become energetic again
  * 一生で一度だけ／人生で一度だけ once in a lifetime
  * 一生の仕事 one's lifework
  * ライフが少ない health is low (in games)
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