命【いのち】
Frequency rank: 685.
- life; life forcesometimes written as 生命see also 生命
- lifetime; lifespan
- most important thing; foundation; core
- paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love)archaism
- fate; destiny; karmaarchaism
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 命【いのち】Frequency rank: 685.
- いのちFrequency rank: 40,465. – 41,055.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- life; life force
- lifetime; lifespan
- most important thing; foundation; core
- paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love)
- fate; destiny; karma
This meaning refers to the existence of living beings, their vitality, or the essence that differentiates the living from the non-living.
This usage denotes the duration of an individual's existence from birth to death.
She had a lifespan of 90 years.
In this context, it emphasizes something essential or fundamental that underpins other elements.
This meaning refers to a specific cultural expression where couples get matching tattoos that signify their deep connection and commitment to each other.
This meaning pertains to the idea that there is a predetermined path or force that governs events in life, often implying a sense of inevitability.
Generated collocations (experimental)
いのち命をたいせつにする大切にするto cherish lifeいのちがけ命がけwith one's life on the lineいのちのおんじん命の恩人a lifesaverいのち命をすくう救うto save a lifeいのち命のかち価値value of lifeとうとい尊いいのち命precious lifeいのち命のみなもと源source of lifeいのちをかける命を懸けるto stake one's lifeいのち命がきえる消えるto lose one's lifeいのち命をまもる守るto protect lifeうんめい運命をうけいれる受け入れるto accept fateうんめいてき運命的なであい出会いfateful encounterいのち命のりずむリズムrhythm of lifeむげん無限のいのち命infinite life
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
- せいぶつ生物をいかして生かしてゆくためのこんげんてき根源的なちから力..せいめい生命..
- しょうがい生涯、いっしょう一生..
- じゅみょう寿命..
- あのきちがい気違さんぢやどんなにことぶき寿をみじか短(ちぢ)めたかしれ知れはしません..きごう(おざき尾崎こうよう紅葉きごう『きんいろ金色やしゃ夜叉きごう』きごう)きごう〔いちはちきゅうななねん1897年から~いちきゅうれいにねん1902年きごう〕
- きごう「いのち命きごう」のあんゆ暗喩..きごう(じぶん自分にとってきごう)いのち命とおなじ同じくらいじゅうよう重要なもの..
- はいく俳句をいのち命とするわたくし私は、ちじょう地上のあらゆるこうふく幸福ゆえつ愉悦をもばあい場合によつてはすてのゝも、きつね狐りさびしく淋しくとも、ただく句しゅぎょう修行のしゅんけん峻嶮をきはめたい..きごう(すぎた杉田ひさじょ久女きごう『まんよう万葉のてこな手古奈とうなひしょじょ処女きごう』きごう)きごう〔いちきゅうさんよんねん1934年きごう〕
- きんせい近世、ゆうり遊里でそうしそうあい相思相愛のだんじょ男女がたがい互いのなまえ名前をしたに下にそえて添えてにのうで二の腕にいれずみ刺青をしたもじ文字でこころがわり心変わりをしないことをちかう誓うもの..
Example sentences
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One million people lost their lives in the war.
Making light of cavities can be a matter of life and death.
It is no exaggeration to say that, as far as he was concerned, his wife was life itself to him.
Only the other day in a railway accident, without the time to send out a mayday, many people lost their lives.
The soldier saved his friend at the cost of his own life.
She saved the drowning child at the risk of her own life.