命

Meanings

fate
command
decree
destiny
life
appoint

Readings

めい
みょう
いのち

Strokes: 8
JLPT Level: N3
Frequency: #337

Common Words

命運めいうんfate, destiny
命題めいだいproposition, thesis, notion, theory
命中めいちゅう(direct) hit, hitting the mark
命日めいにちanniversary of a person's death, monthly return of the date of someone's death
命名めいめいnaming, christening

Practice in Kanjiru

Write 命 by hand

任responsibilityN36 strokes 亡deceasedN33 strokes 延prolongN28 strokes 革leatherN29 strokes 寿longevity7 strokes 名nameN56 strokes

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