Word Meaning 延命

えんめい emmei

延命 is read as えんめい (emmei) and means keeping alive longer.

Meaning

English

  1. keeping alive longer
  2. prolonging life
  3. life extension
  4. life-support

Reading

Kana

えんめい

Romaji

emmei

Writing Variants

  • 延命 えんみょう emmyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 5166 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

延命治療

えんめいちりょう

life-prolonging treatment

延命草

えんめいそう

plectranthus

延命息災

えんめいそくさい

health and longevity

息災延命

そくさいえんめい

health and longevity

寿命を延ばす

じゅみょうをのばす

to prolong one's life

普賢延命菩薩

ふげんえんめいぼさつ

image of the Samantabhadra of long life (with either two or twenty arms, usu. on a white elephant)

延びる

のびる

to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)

延長

えんちょう

(total) length

延期

えんき

postponement

延べ

のべ

credit (buying)

延々

えんえん

endlessly

延焼

えんしょう

spread of fire