命 (いのち) – life; life force | Shirabe

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命いのち

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Common N3

Pitch accent

Meaning

1

English · JMdict

life;life force

sometimes written as 生命

See also: 生命 (せいめい)

その犬は少女の命を救った。

The dog saved the girl's life.
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English · JMdict

lifetime;lifespan
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English · JMdict

most important thing;foundation;core
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English · JMdict

paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love)
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English · JMdict

fate;destiny;karma

Other entries with this writing

めい order, command, decree あきら Akira いのち Inochi まこと Makoto みこと Mikoto めい Mei

Kanji

命メイ fate, command, decree

Forms

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Sentences

その犬は少女の命を救った。

The dog saved the girl's life.

Tatoeba

子たる者すべからく親の命に従うべし。

Children should obey their parents.

Tatoeba

１００万人いちれいれいまんにんの人々ひとびとがその戦争せんそうで命いのちを落おとした。

One million people lost their lives in the war.

Tatoeba

私わたくしの命いのちが危あぶないと言いってるわけですか？

Are you saying my life is in danger?

Tatoeba

虫歯むしばを侮あなどると命いのちに係かかわる場合ばあいもあるのです。

Making light of cavities can be a matter of life and death.

Tatoeba

彼かれにとって、妻つまは彼かれの命いのちそのものだったと言いっても決けっして大おおげさではない。

It is no exaggeration to say that, as far as he was concerned, his wife was life itself to him.

Tatoeba

Only the other day in a railway accident, without the time to send out a mayday, many people lost their lives.

Tatoeba

黙だまってろ。さもないと命いのちはないぞ。

Hold your tongue, or you'll be killed.

Tatoeba

命いのち有あっての、物ものだね。

Where there is life, there is hope.

Tatoeba

命いのちは誰だれでも惜おしい。

Life is dear to everybody.

Tatoeba