Japanese symbol for “predestination”
宿命
しゅくめい
Romaji: shukumei
fate; destiny; predestination
In Japanese, predestination is 宿命, read しゅくめい (shukumei).
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Meanings
- n fate; destiny; predestination
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “predestination”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 予定説 | よていせつ yoteisetsu | predestination |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宿泊 | しゅくはく shukuhaku | accommodation; lodging |
| 合宿 | がっしゅく gasshuku | lodging together; training camp; boarding house |
| 宿題 | しゅくだい shukudai | homework; assignment |
| 下宿 | げしゅく geshuku | boarding; lodging; board and lodging |
| 宿敵 | しゅくてき shukuteki | old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy |
| 生命 | せいめい seimei | life; existence |
| 革命 | かくめい kakumei | revolution |
| 命令 | めいれい meirei | order; command; decree |
See also: Chinese symbol for “predestination”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.