命めい数すう

noun

span of life; one's days; lifetime

Refers to the length of a person's life or the time they have left to live. Often used in solemn or reflective contexts.

• 彼かれは自じ分ぶんの命めい数すうが残のこり少すくないことを悟さとった。

  He realized that his remaining days were few.

noun

destiny; fate

A somewhat literary or old-fashioned way to refer to one's predetermined fate or destiny, often with a nuance of life's course.

• 彼かれは自みずからの命めい数すうに従したがって旅たび立だった。

  He set out on a journey following his destiny.

noun

assigning a name to a number

Technical term used in mathematics or linguistics, especially in the compound 命数法 (めいすうほう, 'numeration system'). Rarely used alone.

See also: 命数法

• 「命めい数すう法ほう」という用よう語ごは、数かずを表あらわす体たい系けいを指さす。

  The term 命数法 refers to a system for representing numbers.