余命

Japanese

Kanji in this term
余	命
よ Grade: 5	めい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
餘命 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) よめー [yòméé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
(Tokyo) よめー [yóꜜmèè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [jo̞me̞ː]

Noun

余(よ)命(めい) • (yomei)

remaining length of life left to live
余命(よめい)幾許(いくばく)もない
yomei ikubaku mo nai
having a short time to live

Synonyms

余生(よせい) (yosei)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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