命 — Japanese kanji
8 strokes · N3
Meanings: Fate, Command, Decree, Destiny, Life, Appoint
On’yomi: めい、みょう · Kun’yomi: いのち
Radicals in 命
- 𠆢 — (0 strokes)
- 一 — one (1 strokes)
- 卩 — seal (2 strokes)
- 口 — mouth (3 strokes)
Words using 命
- 命 (いのち): life — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 01 - A New Life
- 懸命（な） (けんめい（な）): earnest; desperate — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 16 - Perspectives and Opinions
- 使命（感） (しめい（かん）): sense of mission — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 19 - Traditional Culture
- 寿命 (じゅみょう): lifespan; life expectancy — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 15 - Manners and Etiquette
- 生命 (せいめい): life — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 19 - Traditional Culture
- 生命体 (せいめいたい): living organism; life form — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 22 - Work Styles
- 存命（中） (ぞんめい（ちゅう）): while alive; during one's lifetime — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 22 - Work Styles
- 特命 (とくめい): special mission; special assignment — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 15 - Manners and Etiquette
- 入る（生命が～） (はいる（せいめいが～）): life that enters; animating life — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 19 - Traditional Culture
- 命日 (めいにち): death anniversary; anniversary of one's death — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 20 - Technology and Everyday Life
- 一生懸命働 (一生懸命働（いっしょうけんめいはたら）): work hard — Adverbs
- 延命 (延命（えんめい）): life prolongation — Health & Medical Topics
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