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命
いのち
N3
noun
Meanings
1
life
2
life force
3
lifetime
4
lifespan
5
most important thing
6
foundation
7
core
Example sentence
命がある限りあなたのご恩は忘れません。
I shall never forget your kindness.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 命 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
命
Fate, Command, Decree
8 strokes
More words with
命
革命
かくめい ·
revolution
N1
生命
せいめい ·
life
N3
命令
めいれい ·
order
N3
一生懸命
いっしょうけんめい ·
very hard (as in "to work hard")
N4
使命
しめい ·
Full entry on Jisho
mission
N1
運命
うんめい ·
fate
N1
亡命
ぼうめい ·
fleeing from one's country
懸命
けんめい ·
eagerness
N2
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