Kanji
命
kanji character
fate
command
decree
destiny
life
appoint
命 kanji-命 fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
命
Meaning
fate command decree
Readings
Kun'yomi
- いのち づな lifeline
- いのち とり fatal
- いのち がけ putting one's life on the line
On'yomi
- かく めい revolution
- めい れい order
- せい めい life
- じゅ みょう lifespan
- みょう ぶ title for high-ranking court ladies
- しょう みょう right livelihood
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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命 the spoken words of the emperor or a noble -
革 命 revolution, 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō) -
命 令 order, command, decree... -
生 命 life, existence, (one's) working life... -
運 命 fate, destiny, lot -
使 命 mission, errand, task... -
寿 命 lifespan, life, lifetime... -
亡 命 fleeing from one's country, seeking asylum, defection... -
宿 命 fate, destiny, predestination -
任 命 appointment, nomination, ordination... -
命 じるto order, to command, to appoint -
命 中 (direct) hit, hitting the mark -
命 日 anniversary of a person's death, monthly return of the date of someone's death -
懸 命 eager, earnest, strenuous... -
命 ずるto order, to command, to appoint -
命 運 fate, destiny -
致 命 的 fatal, lethal -
命 題 proposition, thesis, notion... -
命 名 naming, christening -
延 命 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension... -
救 命 lifesaving -
人 命 (human) life -
本 命 favorite (to win), favourite, likely winner... -
短 命 short life, short lived -
余 命 remainder of one's life, one's remaining days, time left (to live) -
命 綱 lifeline, safety rope, safety tether -
命 とりfatal, deadly, mortal -
生 命 保 険 life insurance -
命 取 りfatal, deadly, mortal -
長 命 long life