Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 命がけ(いのちがけ) in Japanese

命がけ, 命懸け, 命掛け
Kana Reading
いのちがけ
Romaji
inochigake
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    risking one's life
    Example sentence
    命がけ探し出した I found this at the risk of my life.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    life and death; risky; desperate
    Example sentence
    命懸けその救った He saved the child at the risk of his own life.

Examples of 命がけ, 命懸け, 命掛け, いのちがけ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

11 strokes

hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

On'Yomi: カイ, ケイ

Kun'Yomi: か.ける, -か.ける, か.け, -か.け, -が.け, か.かる, -か.かる, -が.かる, か.かり, -が.かり, かかり, -がかり

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JLPT 1

20 strokes

suspend, hang, 10%, install, depend, consult

On'Yomi: ケン, ケ

Kun'Yomi: か.ける, か.かる

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JLPT 3

8 strokes

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ

Kun'Yomi: いのち

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