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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

人じん命めい

jinmei

human life

Example sentences

その勝利しょうりは多数たすうの人命じんめいを犠牲ぎせいにしてかちとられた。
The victory was won at the cost of many lives.
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どんな大金たいきんも人命じんめいには換かえられない。
Even a large sum of money cannot take the place of a man’s life.
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ミサイル攻撃こうげきで多おおくの人命じんめいが失うしなわれた。
The missile attack took a heavy toll of lives.
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Kanji in 人命

人personOnジン・ニンKunひと
命fate; commandOnメイ・ミョウKunいのち

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