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Kanji: 命

KANJI
8 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
いのち
 ON 音 
メイ
ミョウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
くち
Meaning:
Fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 450 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
(いっしょうけんめい)
with utmost effort
N3
(いのち)
command, decree, life, destiny
N3
(せいめい)
life, existence
N3
(めい)じる
to order, to command, to appoint
N3
(めいれい)
order, command, decree, directive, (software) instruction
N2
寿(じゅみょう)
life span
N2
(じんめい)
(human) life
N2
(めい)ずる
to command, to appoint
N1
(うんめい)
fate
N1
(かくめい)
revolution
N1
使(しめい)
mission, errand, message
N1
宿(しゅくめい)
fate, destiny, predestination
N1
(にんめい)
appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation
N1
(めいちゅう)
a hit
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