命 kanji — Fate, Command, Decree | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

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命 kanji — Fate, Command, Decree | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

命

Fate, Command, Decree, Destiny, Life, Appoint

8 strokes

N3

On readings 音読み

めい、みょう

Kun readings 訓読み

いのち

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Words using 命

一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard (as in "to work hard")N4 命いのちlifeN3 命令めいれいorderN3 命じるめいじるto orderN3 生命せいめいlifeN3 人命じんめい(human) lifeN2 懸命けんめいeagernessN2 命ずるめいずるto commandN2 寿命じゅみょうlife spanN2 運命うんめいfateN1 革命かくめいrevolutionN1 使命しめいmissionN1

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