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Kanji Grade 3 - 命

Kanji character Grade 3 命. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 3 - 命
About
fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
Kun: いのち
On: メイ、 ミョウ
8 strokes
Radical: mouth, opening 口
Parts: 一 个 卩 口
 
Onyomi
命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
 
Kunyomi
命 【いのち】 life, life force, 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), fate, destiny, karma
命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew