Illustration: In a small Japanese veterinary clinic, a veterinarian cradles a newborn kitten in a warmed towel and listens to its chest with a stethoscope. The kitten’s tiny mouth opens in a mew, one paw curls firmly around the veterinarian’s finger, and its belly visibly rises with a breath.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

生せい命めい

seimei

life

Example sentences

  1. 生命せいめいはいつ誕生たんじょうしたのですか。

    When did life come into being?

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  2. 食物しょくもつは生命せいめいに必要ひつようだ。

    Food is necessary for life.

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  3. 彼かれは事故じこで生命せいめいを失うしなった。

    He lost his life in an accident.

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Kanji in 生命

  • 生life; genuineOnセイ・ショウKunいきる・いかす・いける
  • 命fate; commandOnメイ・ミョウKunいのち

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