Word details
命
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 命.
Dictionary
Entry
1
order; command; decree
Examples
子たる者すべからく親の命に従うべし。
Children should obey their parents.
2
life
3
destiny; fate
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
命
fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
8 strokesFrequency 465JLPT N2Grade 3
On
メイミョウ
Kun
いのち
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