命

命
ONめい、みょう
KUNいのち
Meanings
lifefatecommand

How to remember

'Mei' — A MEI-jor part of life is often attributed to fate.

Vocabulary

生命せいめい
life (biological)
運命うんめい
fate, destiny
命令めいれい
command, order
寿命じゅみょう
life span
一生懸命いっしょうけんめい
with all one's might, very hard

Related kanji

令生死運宿