救命

きゅうめい

lifesaving

What does 救命 mean?

救命 is a Japanese noun meaning lifesaving in English. It is written as 救命 in kanji, きゅうめい in hiragana, and kyuumei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

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.