Vocab Info

N1 Noun, の-adjective

(いのち)がけrisking one's life, life and death, risky, desperate

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, の-adjective

      1. 1.

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

    All Forms

    命がけ 【いのちがけ】命懸け 【いのちがけ】

    Details

    • Frequency

      Anime Top 8,900

    Examples

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    • 爆弾(ばくだん)処理(しょり)仕事(しごと)(いのち)がけである。

      Bomb disposal is a life-threatening job.

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    • 記者(きしゃ)戦場(せんじょう)にて(いのち)()取材(しゅざい)をしています。

      The reporter is risking their life to cover the story on the battlefield.

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    • 火災(かさい)現場(げんば)(なか)での救援(きゅうえん)(いのち)()作業(さぎょう)である。

      Rescue work at a fire scene is a life-threatening task.

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    • (かれ)(わたし)心配(しんぱい)をよそに、今日(きょう)(いのち)()仕事(しごと)をしに()った。

      Paying no mind too my concerns, he went to his life-threatening job again today.

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    • (いのち)がけ脱出(だっしゅつ)(げき)()めた(とき)は、自分(じぶん)(ほこ)らしかったのなんのって。

      When I went through with the life-threatening escape, I felt an immense sense of pride.

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