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命 (いのち): life — Japanese vocabulary

命 is read いのち and means "life". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

命

Reading
いのち · inochi
Translation
life
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
いのちが

Example

黙ってろ。さもないと命はないぞ。

だまってろ。さもないといのちはないぞ。

Hold your tongue, or you'll be killed.

Kanji in this word

  • 命 — life, fate

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