生命

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 生命, read せいめい, refers to a living being's life or to life as a phenomenon.
• Basic usage: In 救命士の素早い処置が、負傷者の生命を救った。, the paramedic's quick treatment saved the injured person's life.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Life in general and a person's life
  • 生命が存在する concerns the existence of life, while 負傷者の生命 refers to the life of a particular injured person.