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  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

    to escape death; to be saved from death

    彼は飛行機事故で一命を取り留めた。
    He survived the plane crash.

Also written 一命をとりとめる【いちめいをとりとめる】、一命を取りとめる【いちめいをとりとめる】

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Characters in this word

4
一
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

one, one radical (no.1)

Kun
ひと-ひと.つ
On
イチイツ
Strokes
1
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
2 of 2500
Radical
一 one
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

一

Used in names as

かずいいっいるかつかづてんはじめひひとつまこと

Words starting with 一Words ending in 一Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-1-4SKIP code
0a1.1The Kanji Dictionary
1000.0Four corner code
3072deroo
4e00Unicode hex code
1-16-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1New Nelson (John Haig)
3341New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4148Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2105Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2850Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1Morohashi
1A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
2Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1sakade
1Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1henshall3
1Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1crowley
1Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
1Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1Pinyin reading
ilKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
命
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

Kun
いのち
On
メイミョウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
465 of 2500
Radical
口 mouth
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

口个卩一
Words starting with 命Words ending in 命Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-6, 2-3-5SKIP code
2a6.26The Kanji Dictionary
8062.7Four corner code
2844deroo
547dUnicode hex code
1-44-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
430Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
767New Nelson (John Haig)
2058New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2553Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1303Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1772Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1400Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1502Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
388A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
671Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
387Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3473Morohashi
394A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
578Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
587Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
519sakade
411Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
416henshall3
316Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
249crowley
997Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
325Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1412Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming4Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
取
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

take, fetch, take up

Kun
と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り
On
シュ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
122 of 2500
Radical
又 again
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

耳又

Used in names as

どる

Words starting with 取Words ending in 取Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-2SKIP code
6e2.2The Kanji Dictionary
1714.0Four corner code
3267deroo
53d6Unicode hex code
1-28-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3699Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
679New Nelson (John Haig)
1262New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1613Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
847Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1162Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
819Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
882Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
190A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
650Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
108Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3158Morohashi
301A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
65Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
65Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
238sakade
393Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
317henshall3
303Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
194crowley
270Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
269Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
827Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qu3Pinyin reading
chwiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
留
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

detain, fasten, halt, stop

Kun
と.めると.まるとど.めるとど.まるるうぶる
On
リュウル
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
731 of 2500
Radical
田 field
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

田刀厶

Used in names as

とめ

Words starting with 留Words ending in 留Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-5-5SKIP code
5f5.4The Kanji Dictionary
7760.2Four corner code
2676deroo
7559Unicode hex code
1-46-17JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3003Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3750New Nelson (John Haig)
2580New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3189Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1646Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2235Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1423Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1527Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
824A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1470Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
412Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21808Morohashi
805A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
761Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
774Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
733sakade
742Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
824henshall3
722Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
432Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1341Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1435Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
liu2Pinyin reading
ryuKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level