いのち

Life

N3noun·inochi

How to remember it

More emotive than 生命/人生 — it carries the sense of the vital spark or breath of being alive.

Example sentences

  • 命を大切にしなさい。

    いのちをたいせつにしなさい。

    Treasure your life.

  • 医者のおかげで彼は命を救われた。

    いしゃのおかげでかれはいのちをすくわれた。

    Thanks to the doctor, his life was saved.

Usage

Emotional or spiritual "life"; 生命 is the clinical/scientific term.

Related words

生命人生命懸け寿命

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