► 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:
- 革命的と銘打った新製品 ⇨ A new product claiming to be revolutionary
- 昨日が祖母の命日だった ⇨ Yesterday was the anniversary of my grandmother’s passing
- 裁判官は彼に壊した設備の弁償を命じた ⇨ The judged ordered him to compensate for the equipment he had vandalized
- コンピューターは情報革命を起こした ⇨ Computers have caused the information revolution
- あいつは偉そうに人に命令する ⇨ He arrogantly orders people around
- あの馬が天皇杯の本命だ ⇨ That horse is the odds-on favorite to win the Emperor Cup race
- 宿命の対決 ⇨ A duel of destiny
- 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
- 彼が一生懸命育てて来た事業 ⇨ The business he has been working hard to grow
- 救助隊が駆けつけた時には乗客は全員絶命していた ⇨ By the time the rescue squad arrived all the passengers were perished
- 彼は飛行機に乗り遅れたお陰で命拾いした ⇨ He avoided a certain death by missing his flight
- 人の命が掛かっている ⇨ Human lives are at stake
- 運命は時として非情だ ⇨ Fates are sometimes very cruel
- 医者は人の命を預かっている ⇨ Doctors are entrusted with someone’s life
- 亡命者 ⇨ A defector