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余よ命めい
Meanings
Noun
1. remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
Kanji used
余
be in excess
命
continued existence
Pitch accent
よ
めい
よ
めい
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Used in: 588
Composed of
other; another; over; more than; I; me
order; command; life; destiny; fate
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
life expectancy
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
telling a patient how long they have left to live; giving a diagnosis of terminal illness
Examples (2 in total)
If you only had one more week to live, what would you spend your time doing?
There was a phone call from a 50-year old man who had been told he had a year left to live due to heart disease.