Meaning of 命を落とす in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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命を落とす
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Kana Readingいのちをおとす
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Romajiinochiwōtosu
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with `su` ending
- Meaning
- to lose one's life
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Example Sentences
命を落とす, いのちをおとす used in context
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One million people lost their lives in the war.
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She died in a plane crash.
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Many a man has lost his life at sea.
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雌熊は私たちを襲う。そして幸福をみつける代わりに、命を落としてすべてが無駄になってしまう。
She will seize us, and, instead of finding happiness, we shall perish, and all for nothing.
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We were in danger of losing our lives.
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マーテイン・ルーサー・キング・ジュニアは暗殺者の凶弾で命を落としたのである。
Martin Luther King, Jr., a man of peace, was killed by an assassin's bullet.
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