► 名詞
命 [(1)いのち] [liter] meaning: important rank: 1
☆ 声は歌手の命だ ⇨ Voice is the life, single most important thing, for a singer
命 [(1)いのち] meaning: life rank: 1
☆ 彼はあと一ヶ月の命だ ⇨ He has one month left to live
☆ 戦争で多くの命が失われた ⇨ Many lives are lost in the war
命 [(1)いのち] [命を落とす] meaning: life rank: 1
☆ 彼は他を助けようとして命を落とした ⇨ He lost his life while trying to save others
More examples:
- 生命維持装置 ⇨ A life support machine
- 彼は犯罪者の息子の宿命を負わされた ⇨ He was burdened with a fate as a son of a criminal
- 彼は自らの命をなげうって他を助けた ⇨ He sacrificed, risked, his own life to save others
- 彼は生命保険に入った ⇨ He bought himself a life insurance
- ここが運命の分かれ目だ ⇨ This is crossroads of fate
- それは殿の御命令だ ⇨ That’s an order from our master
- 彼は社長に任命された ⇨ He was appointed as the CEO
- 亡命者 ⇨ A defector
- 軍人は国を守るのが使命だ ⇨ The job of military officer is to defend their country
- 彼女は生命保険を押し付けがましく勧めてくる ⇨ She recommends me to buy a life insurance forcefully and persistently
- 医者は人の命を預かっている ⇨ Doctors are entrusted with someone’s life
- 一生懸命練習したら上達した ⇨ I’ve practiced really hard and my skills have improved
- 私は上からの命令に従っているだけだ ⇨ I’m just following an order from the above
- 彼は警察官としての使命感に燃えている ⇨ He is taking his job as a police officer extremely seriously
- 彼は寿命を全うしたと言えるだろう ⇨ You can say he lived his life fully