Reading
Meaning
- nounlife, life force
- see also:生命
sometimes written as 生命 - nounlifetime, lifespan
- nounmost important thing, foundation, core
- archaicnounpaired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love)
- archaicnounfate, destiny, karma
- leven, bestaan
- levenskracht, levensenergie
- levensduur, duur van het leven
- iets dat zeer belangrijk is, een kwestie van leven of dood
- vie
- Leben, Lebenskraft
- Lebensspanne
- Allerwichtigstes
- Tattoo auf dem Oberarm als Zeichen der Liebe (im Rotlichtmilieu der Azuchi-Momoyama- und Edo-Zeit)
- élet
- жизнь, {~のある} живой, живущий, {~のない} бездыханный, безжизненный; мёртвый
- smrtno življenje
- vida
How to write
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Kanji in this word
Collocations and expressions using 命
命を取り留める
to escape death
命令を伝える
to pass on an order
命令を下す
to give an order
命長ければ恥多し
to live long is to outlive much
命張る
to put one's life on the line
命旦夕に迫る
to be on the brink of death
命を落とす
to lose one's life
命を捧げる
to give one's life (e.g. in battle)
命を奉じる
to obey orders
命を保つ
to preserve life
命を張る
to put one's life on the line
命を奪う
to take someone's life
命を絶つ
to end one's life
命を惜しむ
to hold one's life dear
命を縮める
to shorten one's life
命を拾う
to narrowly escape death
命あっての物種
while there is life, there is hope
命を捨てる
to give one's life
命を散らす
to die (in action, in one's youth)
命を削る
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.)
命を懸ける
to put one's life on the line
命をつなぐ
to survive
命の洗濯
casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases
命の水
water of life
命の恩人
lifesaver
命に別状はない
(one's) life is not in danger
命に代えても
with one's life (protect, etc.)
命により
under the orders of
命にかかわる
to be a matter of life or death
命が惜しければ
if you value your life
命が散る
to die (e.g. in action)
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Extended information
- JMDict ID: 1531940
- JMdictDB entry
- Short URL: https://jpdct.com/F2Ak
- Appears in the "wordfreq" file compiled by Alexandre Girardi (see wordfreq.README) on the first 12.000 words.
- Appears in the "Ichimango goi bunruishuu", Senmon Kyouiku Publishing, Tokyo, 1998.
- Frequency-of-use ranking in the wordfreq file: 4
Reading
Meaning
How to write
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Kanji in this word
Collocations and expressions using 命
命を取り留める
to escape death
命令を伝える
to pass on an order
命令を下す
to give an order
命長ければ恥多し
to live long is to outlive much
命張る
to put one's life on the line
命旦夕に迫る
to be on the brink of death
命を落とす
to lose one's life
命を捧げる
to give one's life (e.g. in battle)
命を奉じる
to obey orders
命を保つ
to preserve life
命を張る
to put one's life on the line
命を奪う
to take someone's life
命を絶つ
to end one's life
命を惜しむ
to hold one's life dear
命を縮める
to shorten one's life
命を拾う
to narrowly escape death
命あっての物種
while there is life, there is hope
命を捨てる
to give one's life
命を散らす
to die (in action, in one's youth)
命を削る
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.)
命を懸ける
to put one's life on the line
命をつなぐ
to survive
命の洗濯
casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases
命の水
water of life
命の恩人
lifesaver
命に別状はない
(one's) life is not in danger
命に代えても
with one's life (protect, etc.)
命により
under the orders of
命にかかわる
to be a matter of life or death
命が惜しければ
if you value your life
命が散る
to die (e.g. in action)
Example sentences
- Japanese sentence
- 子たる者すべからく親の命に従うべし。Loading...
- Sentence analysis
- Meaning
- Kinderen moeten hun ouders gehoorzamen.Children are to obey their parents.Les enfants doivent obéir à leurs parents.Kinder müssen ihren Eltern gehorchen.Дети должны слушаться родителей.Los niños deben obedecer a sus padres.
命
Tags
- noun (suffix)
- noun, used as a suffix #n-suf
- noun (generic)
- All kinds of Japanese nouns #noun
- noun
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) #n
- archaic
- Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts. #arch
- derogatory
- Words or grammatical forms expressing a low opinion of someone or something. #derog
- pronoun
- pronoun #pn
Reading
Meaning
- noun (suffix)nounLord, Highnessafter the name of a god or a noble
- archaicderogatorypronounyou
- Herr, Prinz
- Gott (wird an den Rufnamen eines Gottes oder eines Adeligen angefügt)
- fejedelem, úr, herceg, uralkodó
How to write
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Kanji in this word
Collocations and expressions using 命
命
Reading
Meaning
- honorific languagenounthe spoken words of the emperor or a noble
- Worte des Kaisers oder eines Adligen, Mikoto
- fejedelem, úr, herceg, uralkodó
- (ист.) микото (титулование богов и знатных лиц), (уст.), 1) слово; повеление, 2) (см.) みことのり
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