生命 (せいめい) — life, existence
生命
life
Frequency #1254
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
2 characters
漢語 kango
漢語 (kango) — Sino-Japanese compound: all kanji use on'yomi (Chinese-derived) readings. noun
seimei
せいめい
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
せいめい[1] atamadaka 頭高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- life
- existence
Explained in simple Japanese
- いきものが いきて いる ための 力。
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