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一命

Reading

Kana: いちめい
Romaji: ichimei
Kana
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Definition

1

(a) life; (a) command

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: メイ、 ミョウ、 いのち
Meanings: fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

Example Sentences

(かれ)事故(じこ)一命(いちめい)をとりとめた。
➥He survived the accident.
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(にん)少年(しょうねん)だけが交通(こうつう)事故(じこ)から一命(いちめい)をとりとめた。
➥Only one little boy survived the traffic accident.
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(かれ)飛行機(ひこうき)事故(じこ)一命(いちめい)()()めた。
➥He survived the plane crash.
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彼女(かのじょ)飛行機(ひこうき)墜落(ついらく)事故(じこ)息子(むすこ)一命(いちめい)をとりとめたことを()いてうれし()きした。
➥She cried for joy when she heard that her son had survived the plane crash.
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