人生僅か五十年 じんせいわずかごじゅうねん Meanings Expression life is short (literally: life is just fifty years) Kanji 人 person. Read as ジン. 生 life. Read as セイ. 僅 slight. Read as わずか. 五 five 十 ten. Read as ジュウ. 年 year. Read as ネン. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists