人命
じんめい
jinmei
JLPT N2adjectiveVocabularyLevel 52 - JLPT N2
Quick answer
人命 (じんめい (jinmei)) means "(human) life". It is a Japanese adjective. Pronunciation, examples, and related kanji are on this page.
Meaning
(human) life
Also : Human life
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Example Sentences
医者は人命を救うことが使命だ。
いしゃはじんめいをすくうことがしめいだ。
A doctor's duty is to save human lives.
その事故では3人の人命が失われた。
そのじこでは3にんのじんめいがうしなわれた。
Three lives were lost in that accident.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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