Noun
life; life force
sometimes written as 生命see 生命
その犬は少女の命を救った。The dog saved the girl's life. lifetime; lifespan
most important thing; foundation; core
paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love)
Archaic
fate; destiny; karma
Archaic
211 results for 命
命
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Dictionary and index codes (33)
| Code | Reference |
|---|---|
| 2-2-6, 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 8062.7 | Four corner code |
| 2844 | deroo |
| 547d | Unicode hex code |
| 1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2058 | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3473 | Morohashi |
| 394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 519 | sakade |
| 411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 416 | henshall3 |
| 316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 249 | crowley |
| 997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette) |
| ming4 | Pinyin reading |
| myeong | Korean reading |
| n3 | JLPT level (KANJIDIC2) |
| 11 | WaniKani level |
More words
All 98命めい
Nounorder; command; decree · life · destiny; fate
命令めいれい
CommonN3Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verborder; command; decree; directive · (software) instruction; statement
命じるめいじる
CommonN3Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto order; to command · to appoint
命運めいうん
CommonNounfate; destiny
命題めいだい
CommonNounproposition; thesis · task; problem; issue; challenge · giving a title; naming
Words starting with 命
命令めいれい
CommonN3Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verborder; command; decree; directive · (software) instruction; statement
命じるめいじる
CommonN3Ichidan verb, Transitive verbto order; to command · to appoint
命中めいちゅう
CommonN1Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb(direct) hit; hitting the mark
命名めいめい
CommonNoun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'naming; christening
命日めいにち
CommonNounanniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
Words ending in 命
一生懸命いっしょうけんめい
CommonN4Adverb (fukushi), Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Nounvery hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly; desperately
生命せいめい
CommonN3Nounlife; existence · (one's) working life; career · life force; lifeblood; soul; essence
亡命ぼうめい
CommonNoun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbfleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
人命じんめい
CommonN2Noun(human) life
任命にんめい
CommonN1Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbappointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
Sentences
All 80お手伝いさんたちは主人の命令を実行しようと努めた。
The servants tried to carry out their master's order.
人は運命を甘受せざるを得ない。
One can't quarrel with destiny.
彼はひたすら成功を望んで懸命に働く。
He works hard because he is anxious to succeed.
Names
All 32命あきら
Given nameAkira
命いのち
Female term or languageFamily or surnameInochi
命まこと
Given nameMakoto