Dictionary / Vocabulary / 御言
みこと
the spoken words of the emperor or a noble
Also written 命
１００万人の人々がその戦争で命を落とした。
One million people lost their lives in the war.
私の命が危ないと言ってるわけですか？
Are you saying my life is in danger?
彼にとって、妻は彼の命そのものだったと言っても決して大げさではない。
It is no exaggeration to say that, as far as he was concerned, his wife was life itself to him.