JLPT N3

life; fate; command

Item 163 of 446 | 8 strokes | Radical: Multiple radicals

Readings

On'yomiミョウ、メイ
Kun'yomiいのち

Mnemonic

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Example Words

命 (いのち) life; lifetime
命じる (めいじる) to order; to command
命令 (めいれい) order; command
生命 (せいめい) life
一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい) with all one's might; very hard