Word Meaning 奔命

ほんめい hommei

奔命 is read as ほんめい (hommei) and means wearing oneself out with work.

Meaning

English

wearing oneself out with work

Reading

Kana

ほんめい

Romaji

hommei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 132493 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

奔走

ほんそう

running about

奔放

ほんぽう

wild

奔流

ほんりゅう

torrent

奔放自在

ほんぽうじざい

free and uncontrolled

奔出

ほんしゅつ

gushing out

一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい

very hard

寿命

じゅみょう

life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.)

懸命

けんめい

eager

救命

きゅうめい

lifesaving

致命

ちめい

fatal

第二次産業革命

だいにじさんぎょうかくめい

Second Industrial Revolution

保命

ほうめい

preserving one's life