EntryCommonJLPT N3WaniKani 11
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    order; command; decree; directive

    ケンは自分の犬に、そこで待つように命令した。
    Ken told his dog to wait there.
  2. (software) instruction; statement

    Computing

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Characters in this word

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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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

orders, laws, command, decree, good

On
レイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
804 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

のりりょう

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-3, 2-3-2SKIP code
2a3.9The Kanji Dictionary
8030.7, 8022.7Four corner code
2844deroo
4ee4Unicode hex code
1-46-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
360Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
121New Nelson (John Haig)
1995New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2489Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1259Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1725Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1401Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1503Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
668A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
155Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
496Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
387Morohashi
603A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
831Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
736sakade
303Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
633henshall3
460Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
998Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
46Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1413Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ling4, ling2, ling3Pinyin reading
ryeongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level