ぞんめいちゅう

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    in one's lifetime, (while) in life

    • 天才がその存命中に名をなすことはめったにないということは周知の事実である。
      It is a matter of common knowledge that a man of genius is seldom successful in his own lifetime.