寿命 (Jumyou) is a Japanese noun meaning “lifespan, life, lifetime, life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.)”.
Meanings
- nounlifespan; life; lifetime
- nounlife (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
Examples
もう寿命なんです。
It's on its last legs.
彼の政治寿命はもうない。
His days as a politician are numbered.
彼の寿命は終わろうとしている。
His sands are running out.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).