単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#9,464 most used

命がけ

いのちがけ0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

risking one's life

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Policemen work at the risk of their own lives.

from Tatoeba

IN OTHER SENTENCES

I found this at the risk of my life.

from Tatoeba

MEANING

1

putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

noun · takes の

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 命がけ this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#9,464 most used

Written命がけ、命懸け

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium