JLPT N3 · Noun

生命 (seimei)

生命 (せいめい, seimei) is a Japanese noun meaning “life; existence”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せいめい
Romaji: seimei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

life; existence · noun
(one's) working life; career · noun, suffix noun
life force; lifeblood; soul; essence · noun · occ. read いのち

Example sentences

生命はいつ誕生したのですか。

When did life come into being?

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 生命

生

life, genuine, birthセイ・ショウ・い.きる・い.かす · 5 strokes

命

fate, command, decreeメイ・ミョウ・いのち · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 生命.

学生がくせいstudent (esp. a university student)生徒せいとpupil先生せんせいteacher誕生日たんじょうびbirthday留学生りゅうがくせいoverseas student生まれるうまれるto be born生産せいさんproduction生活せいかつlife生きるいきるto live大学生だいがくせいuniversity student高校生こうこうせいsenior high school student一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard生なまraw芝生しばふlawn

Source: JMdict entry 1379530 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.