命 — kanji meaning “fate”
命
fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
- Meanings
- fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
- On'yomi
- メイ (mei)、ミョウ (myou)
- Kun'yomi
- いのち
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #465 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- mìng — Chinese character page
Words with 命
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 運命 | うんめい unmei | fate; destiny; lot |
| 一生懸命 | いっしょうけんめい isshoukenmei | very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can |
| 寿命 | じゅみょう jumyou | lifespan; life; lifetime |
| 使命 | しめい shimei | mission; errand |
| 亡命 | ぼうめい boumei | fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection |
| 任命 | にんめい ninmei | appointment; nomination; ordination |
| 宿命 | しゅくめい shukumei | fate; destiny; predestination |
| 命中 | めいちゅう meichuu | (direct) hit; hitting the mark |
| 命じる | めいじる meijiru | to order; to command |
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