命 — fate, command
命
- Meaning
- fate, command, decree, destiny, life
- On reading
- メイmeiミョウmyou
- Kun reading
- いのちinochi
- Strokes
- 8
- Learned in
- Grade 3 of elementary school in Japan
命 in names
When I turn a name into kanji, I use 命 for the sound “myou” (みょう), “mei” (めい) or “myo” (みょ).
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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0). Meanings and readings from KANJIDIC2 © EDRDG (CC BY-SA 4.0).