Kanji

命

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JLPT N3Jōyō · grade 3freq #4658 strokes

Meanings

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

ES: orden, mandato, vida

On
メイ、ミョウ
Kun
いのち

Common words

  • 一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard, with utmost effort, as hard as one can, with all one's might, for dear life, eagerly, desperately
  • 生命せいめいlife, existence
  • 命令めいれいorder, command, decree, directive
  • 命じるめいじるto order, to command
  • 寿命じゅみょうlifespan, life, lifetime
  • 人命じんめい(human) life
  • 命ずるめいずるto order, to command
  • 運命うんめいfate, destiny, lot

Example sentences

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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