Vocabulary

What does 命あっての物種 (いのちあってのものだね) mean?

命あっての物種 (いのちあってのものだね) means only if you are alive can anything else matter, so life comes first (lit. life is the seed of everything).

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only if you are alive can anything else matter, so life comes first (lit. life is the seed of everything)

Example sentences

  • If you overdo it and collapse, you lose everything. Staying alive is what matters most.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.