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

    to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

    彼は彼女を救うために命をかけた。
    He risked his life to save her.

Also written 命を賭ける【いのちをかける】命をかける【いのちをかける】

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Characters in this word

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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
mouth
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

state of suspension, hang, depend, consult, distant, far apart

Kun
か.けるか.かる
On
ケン
Strokes
20
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
889 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 38

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-16-4SKIP code
4k16.2The Kanji Dictionary
2233.9, 6233.9Four corner code
1258deroo
61f8Unicode hex code
1-23-92JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1790Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2011New Nelson (John Haig)
2915New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3632Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1855Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2532Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1394Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1495Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1275A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2984Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1283Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11462Morohashi
1225A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
911Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
933Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1328Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1930Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
450Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
806Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1406Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xuan2Pinyin reading
hyeonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
38WaniKani level