KanjiN3Grade 3 · 小38 strokesRadical 口#465 in newspapers

命 · fate, command

命 is a kanji meaning fate, command, decree, destiny. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

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In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 命
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
一生懸命いっしょうけんめい	いっしょうけんめい	very hard (as in "to work hard"), with utmost effort	N4
生命せいめい	せいめい	life	N3
命いのち	いのち	life	N3
命じるめいじる	めいじる	to order, to command, to appoint	N3
命令めいれい	めいれい	order, command, decree	N3
懸命けんめい	けんめい	eagerness, strenuous	N2

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More words that use 命
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
寿命じゅみょう	じゅみょう	life span	N2
人命じんめい	じんめい	(human) life	N2
命ずるめいずる	めいずる	to command, to appoint	N2
任命にんめい	にんめい	appointment, nomination, ordination	N1
運命うんめい	うんめい	fate	N1
革命かくめい	かくめい	revolution	N1
使命しめい	しめい	mission, errand, message	N1
宿命しゅくめい	しゅくめい	fate, destiny, predestination	N1
命中めいちゅう	めいちゅう	a hit	N1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

8 strokes