Entry
  1. Noun

    one's life

    身命をかけて職務を実践し、すべての警察官の心に火をともしてくれました。
    He risked his life to carry out his duty and inspired police officers everywhere.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

somebody, person, one's station in life

Kun
On
シン
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N2
Frequency
320 of 2500
Radical
body
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
4-7-3, 4-7-4SKIP code
0a7.5The Kanji Dictionary
2740.0Four corner code
847deroo
8eabUnicode hex code
1-31-40JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4601Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5928New Nelson (John Haig)
3553New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4368Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2213Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2977Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1248Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1337Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
331A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
546Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
791Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38034Morohashi
323A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
59Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
59Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
255sakade
937Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
339henshall3
285Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
174crowley
394Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1768Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1256Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shen1, juan1Pinyin reading
sinKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint

Kun
いのち
On
メイミョウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
465 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-6, 2-3-5SKIP code
2a6.26The Kanji Dictionary
8062.7Four corner code
2844deroo
547dUnicode hex code
1-44-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
430Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
767New Nelson (John Haig)
2058New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2553Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1303Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1772Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1400Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1502Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
388A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
671Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
387Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3473Morohashi
394A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
578Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
587Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
519sakade
411Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
416henshall3
316Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
249crowley
997Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
325Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1412Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming4Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level