► 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:
- 彼は子供達のために一生懸命働いている ⇨ He is working hard for (the better lives of) his children
- 彼は法廷に出頭することを命じられた ⇨ He was ordered to appear in court
- 軍人は国を守るのが使命だ ⇨ The job of military officer is to defend their country
- 彼は生命保険に入った ⇨ He bought himself a life insurance
- 国のために命を懸けて戦うのが軍人の務めだ ⇨ It is the duty of a military officer to fight for his country risking his life
- 彼はソビエトから亡命した ⇨ He defected from the Soviet
- 人事を尽くして天命を待つ ⇨ Do everything humanly possible, take care of all human things, and wait for the god’s decision
- 組長が子分達に命令した ⇨ The gang boss gave an order to his men
- 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
- あの馬が天皇杯の本命だ ⇨ That horse is the odds-on favorite to win the Emperor Cup race
- 私は生命保険に加入した ⇨ I’ve joined, bought, a life insurance
- 会社は公害の被害者に対して補償することを命じられた ⇨ The company was ordered to compensate to the victim of the pollution
- 産業革命以前の欧州 ⇨ Europe before the industrial revolution
- 彼は上官の命令を無視した ⇨ He ignored the order of his commanding officer
- 新製品の成功に会社の命運が懸かっている ⇨ The fate of the company depends on the new product