Search Terms: 命*
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noun
1.
2.
lifetime, lifespan
3.
most important thing, foundation, core
4.
paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love)(archaism)
5.
fate, destiny, karma(archaism)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
order, command, decree, directive
2.
(software) instruction, statement(computer term)
Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
1.
to order, to command
2.
to appoint
noun, no-adjective
1.
proposition, thesis, notion, theory
2.
problem, issue, challenge
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
naming, christening
Other readings:
銘名【めいめい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
•
anniversary of a person's death, monthly return of the date of someone's death
noun, no-adjective
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putting one's life on the line, staking one's life (on), risking one's life, life and death situation
See also:命をかける
Other readings:
命懸け【いのちがけ】
、命掛け【いのちがけ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
no-adjective, noun
•
fatal, deadly, mortal
Other readings:
命とり【いのちとり】
Common word
adverb
•
for dear life, barely escaping alive
Other readings:
命辛々【いのちからがら】
、命辛々【いのちがらがら】
、命辛辛【いのちからがら】
、命辛辛【いのちがらがら】
expression
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while there is life, there is hope, without life, there is nothing, don't waste your life(proverb)
Other readings:
命あってのもの種【いのちあってのものだね】
、命有っての物種【いのちあってのものだね】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
begging for one's life, pleading for one's life
Other readings:
命ごい【いのちごい】
、命乞【いのちごい】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
recklessness, daredevilry, rashness
2.
long-lasting(archaism)
expression
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to live long is to outlive much, the longer you live, the more shame you suffer(proverb)
expression
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with one's life (protect, etc.), at the cost of one's life
Other readings:
命にかえても【いのちにかえても】
expression, Godan-ru verb
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to be a matter of life or death
Other readings:
命に係わる【いのちにかかわる】
、命に関わる【いのちにかかわる】
expression
•
(one's) life is not in danger, not life-threatening
See also:別状
Other readings:
命に別条はない【いのちにべつじょうはない】
expression, noun
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casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases, kicking back