命がけ
いのちがけ
Also written 命懸け
Meanings
- Noun, の-adjective putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
Kanji
- 命 life. Read as いのち.
Example sentences
- 警察官は命がけで働く。
Policemen work at the risk of their own lives. - 鹿は命懸けで逃げた。
A deer ran for its life. - 彼は命懸けでその犬を助けた。
He rescued the dog at the risk of his own life. - 彼は命懸けでその子を救った。
He saved the child at the risk of his own life. - 命がけで探し出した。
I found this at the risk of my life.