一命を取り留める いちめいをとりとめる Also written 一命をとりとめる, 一命を取りとめる Meanings Expression, Ichidan verb to escape death; to be saved from death Kanji 一 one. Read as イチ. 命 life. Read as メイ. 取 take. Read as とり. 留 stay. Read as とめる. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists