人じん生せい僅わずか五ご十じゅう年ねんMeaningsExpression1. life is short; life is just fifty years (Proverb)Kanji used人person生life僅trifle五five十ten年yearComposed of人じん生せい(one's) lifeNoun僅わずかa little; a few; small; slight; trifling; meagre; meager; narrow (margin); only; just; …Na-adjective五ご十じゅうfifty; 50Numeric年ねんyear; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)Noun