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A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 8 strokes

命

Fate ; Command ; Decree ; Destiny ; Life ; Appoint

Readings on: メイ・ミョウ
Kun readings: いのち

命いのち — life

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

生命せいめい — existence; life Word card → Source
命令めいれい — command; instructions; decree Word card → Source
運命うんめい — Destiny Source
革命かくめい — Revolution Source
人命じんめい — life (human) Source
宿命しゅくめい — fate; fatality Source

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A Kanji to tame

Fate ; Command ; Decree ; Destiny ; Life ; Appoint

Two-word kanji

A little exercise

Words with this kanji

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