生命
Chinese edit
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
life; fate | ||
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simp. and trad. (生命) |
生 | 命 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
生命
- (countable, uncountable) life (Classifier: 個/个 m c; 條/条 m c)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- 小生命 (xiǎoshēngmìng)
- 新生命
- 無生命/无生命
- 生命保險/生命保险 (shēngmìng bǎoxiǎn)
- 生命力 (shēngmìnglì)
- 生命器官 (shēngmìng qìguān)
- 生命形式 (shēngmìng xíngshì)
- 生命徵象/生命征象 (shēngmìng zhēngxiàng)
- 生命教練/生命教练 (shēngmìng jiàoliàn)
- 生命科學/生命科学 (shēngmìng kēxué)
- 生命線/生命线 (shēngmìngxiàn)
- 生命跡象/生命迹象 (shēngmìng jìxiàng)
- 生命週期/生命周期 (shēngmìng zhōuqī)
- 生命遊戲/生命游戏 (Shēngmìng Yóuxì)
- 生命體徵/生命体征 (shēngmìng tǐzhēng)
Descendants edit
Sino-Xenic (生命):
See also edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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生 | 命 |
せい Grade: 1 |
めい Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Usage notes edit
生命 is distinct from several other Japanese words that may also be translated to English as "life". In particular, it means "biological life in general, particularly in scientific contexts". Compare the terms below, which may also be rendered as "life" in English:
- 生活 (seikatsu, “life”): Day-to-day life as it is experienced; lifestyle; one's usual activities, habits, and routines.
- 生存 (seizon, “life”): Action involved in staying alive, as in "signs of life".
- 命 (inochi, “life”): The state of being alive, an animating force, or life as a whole (from birth to death).
- 存在 (sonzai, “life”): Being; either the state of existing or a thing that exists.
- 人生 (jinsei, “life”): A person's narrative, experience, and/or accomplishments from birth to death.
- 寿命 (jumyō, “life”): Lifespan or life expectancy.
- 残機 (zanki, “life”): A video-game life; a chance to play.
- 元気 (genki, “life”): Liveliness.
See also edit
- Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/生命 (Appendix:Gikun_Usage_in_Meiji_Version_of_Japanese_Bible/生命)
References edit
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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生 | 命 |
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Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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生 | 命 |
Noun edit
生命