人命

じんめい

(human) life

What does 人命 mean?

人命 is a Japanese noun meaning (human) life in English. It is written as 人命 in kanji, じんめい in hiragana, and jinmei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その勝利は多数の人命を犠牲にしてかちとられた。

The victory was won at the cost of many lives.