救命いかだ きゅうめいいかだ Also written 救命筏, 救命桴 Meanings Noun life raft; lifeboat See also: 救命ボート (きゅうめいボート). Kanji 救 rescue. Read as キュウ. 命 life. Read as メイ. Example sentences その暑さで気絶して、気がついたら救命いかだの中にいた。I fainted from the heat, and when I came to, I was in a life raft. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists