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人命

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 人命.

Dictionary

Entry

人命んめいNounFreq #22172
1

(human) life

Examples
その勝利は多数の人命を犠牲にしてかちとられた。
The victory was won at the cost of many lives.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

person

2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジンニン

Kun

ひと-り-と

Nanori

ひこふみ

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

8 strokesFrequency 465JLPT N2Grade 3

On

メイミョウ

Kun

いのち

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