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命を張る (いのちをはる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

命いのちを張はる

Meanings

1

expression, godan verb (-ru)

put one's life on the line; risk one's life

Used when someone stakes their life on a dangerous or critical endeavor.

彼かれは国くにのために命いのちを張はって戦たたかった。
He fought for his country, putting his life on the line.
この仕し事ごとは命

いのち

を

張は

る

覚かく

悟ご

が

必ひつ

要よう

だ

。

This job requires the readiness to risk your life.

Written forms

命いのちを張はる
Standard kanji spelling.
命いのちをはる
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; the verb part is written in kana.

Kanji

命fate, command, decree
張counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread

Similar words

命いのち懸がけ
命懸け is a noun or na-adjective meaning 'life-risking' or 'desperate,' often used to describe an action or effort, while 命を張る is a verb phrase focusing on the act of risking one's life.

Etymology

Compound of 命 (life) + を (object marker) + 張る (to stretch, to stake). The verb 張る here carries the sense of 'staking' something valuable, as in 見栄を張る (to show off) or 意地を張る (to be stubborn).