Jiten

命 Kanji meaning "fate, command, decree"

Jiten frequency #157JLPT N3Grade 3Kanken Level 8WaniKani Level 11RTKKLC Volume 3TMW Student8 strokes

Meanings

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

On'yomi

メイミョウ

Kun'yomi

いのち

Composed of

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Kanji containing 命(1)

Reading usage

運(うん)命(めい)fate#1157命(めい)令(れい)order#1412一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)very hard#1859命(めい)じるto order#3303生(せい)命(めい)life#3849懸(けん)命(めい)eager#3896使(し)命(めい)mission#4034致(ち)命(めい)的(てき)fatal#6395本(ほん)命(めい)favorite (to win)#6832宿(しゅく)命(めい)fate#8050

Most common words using this kanji

命(いのち)life#564運(うん)命(めい)fate#1157命(めい)令(れい)order#1412一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい)very hard#1859命(めい)じるto order#3303生(せい)命(めい)life#3849懸(けん)命(めい)eager#3896使(し)命(めい)mission#4034寿(じゅ)命(みょう)lifespan#5517致(ち)命(めい)的(てき)fatal#6395命(いのち)を落(お)とすto lose one's life#6399本(ほん)命(めい)favorite (to win)#6832命(いのち)を奪(うば)うto take someone's life#7102宿(しゅく)命(めい)fate#8050致(ち)命(めい)傷(しょう)fatal wound#8850命(めい)中(ちゅう)(direct) hit#8939命(いのち)を懸(か)けるto put one's life on the line#9669生(せい)命(めい)力(りょく)vitality#10534命(いのち)の恩(おん)人(じん)lifesaver#10559命(いのち)懸(が)けputting one's life on the line#10693