Meaning of 一命(いちめい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 一命

Kana Reading いちめい

Romaji ichimei

Examples of 一命, いちめい in a sentence

彼女は飛行機墜落事故で息子が一命をとりとめたことを聞いてうれし泣きした。

She cried for joy when she heard that her son had survived the plane crash.
彼は飛行機事故で一命を取り留めた。

He survived the plane crash.
彼は事故で一命をとりとめた。

He survived the accident.
１人の少年だけが交通事故から一命をとりとめた。

Only one little boy survived the traffic accident.

命 JLPT 3

8 strokes

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

On'Yomi: メイ, ミョウ

Kun'Yomi: いのち

一 JLPT 5

1 stroke

one, one radical (no.1)

On'Yomi: イチ, イツ

Kun'Yomi: ひと-, ひと.つ

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