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人命 (jinmei)

(human) life

  • JLPT N2

Meaning

人命 (じんめい, jinmei) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “(human) life”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

彼かれは人命じんめい救助きゅうじょで賞賛しょうさんされた。

He was praised for saving a life.

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.

その戦争では百万人もの人命が失われた。

One million people lost their lives in the war.

ミサイル攻撃で多くの人命が失われた。

The missile attack took a heavy toll of lives.

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