Moto 命: Fate; Command; DecreeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- メイ、ミョウ
- Kun'yomi
- いのち
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 456 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (メイ・ミョウ)
- 革命かくめいrevolution
- 生命せいめいlife; existence
- 命令めいれいorder; command
- 懸命けんめいeager; earnest
- 一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard; with utmost effort
- 亡命ぼうめいflight from one's country; seeking asylum
- 使命しめいmission; errand
- 運命うんめいfate; destiny
- 生命保険せいめいほけんlife insurance
- 寿命じゅみょうlife span
- 任命にんめいappointment; nomination
- 救命きゅうめいlifesaving
- 宿命しゅくめいfate; destiny
- 延命えんめいkeeping alive longer; prolonging life
- 本命ほんめいfavorite (to win); favourite
- 人命じんめい(human) life
- 命運めいうんfate; destiny
- 命名めいめいnaming; christening
- 命題めいだいproposition; thesis
- 短命たんめいshort life; short lived
- 命日めいにちanniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
- 命中めいちゅう(direct) hit; hitting the mark
- 致命的ちめいてきfatal; lethal
- 命じるめいじるto order; to command
- 生命力せいめいりょくvitality; (one's) life force
- 余命よめいremainder of one's life; one's remaining days
- 致命傷ちめいしょうfatal wound
- 一命いちめい(a) life; (a) command
- 十月革命じゅうがつかくめいOctober Revolution
- 命ずるめいずるto order; to command
- 命脈めいみゃくlife; thread of life
- 天命てんめいGod's will; heaven's decree
- 存命ぞんめいbeing alive
- 待命たいめいwaiting for orders
- 特命とくめいspecial directive; special order
- 生命線せいめいせんlifeline; matter of life or death
- 産業革命さんぎょうかくめいthe Industrial Revolution
- 至上命令しじょうめいれいunconditional command; must-obey order
- 致命ちめいfatal
- 長命ちょうめいlong life
- アセンブラ制御命令アセンブラせいぎょめいれいassembler control instruction
- イラン革命イランかくめいIranian Revolution
- エネルギー革命エネルギーかくめいenergy revolution
- オレンジ革命オレンジかくめいOrange Revolution (Ukraine, 2004-2005)
- キューバ革命キューバかくめいCuban Revolution
- コンパイラ指示命令コンパイラしじめいれいcompiler-directing statement
- ジャスミン革命ジャスミンかくめいJasmine Revolution (2010-2011)
- ゼロアドレス命令ゼロアドレスめいれいzero address instruction
- ドイツ革命ドイツかくめいGerman Revolution (1918-1919)
- ピューリタン革命ピューリタンかくめいPuritan Revolution
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 命いのちlife; life force
- 命からがらいのちからがらfor dear life; barely escaping alive
- 命がけいのちがけputting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on)
- 命取りいのちとりfatal; deadly
- 命懸けいのちがけputting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on)
- 命拾いいのちびろいnarrow escape from death
- 命綱いのちづなlifeline; safety rope
- ふぐは食いたし命は惜ししふぐはくいたしいのちはおししhoney is sweet, but the bee stings; I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
Other readings
- ストリーミングＳＩＭＤ拡張命令ストリーミングエスアイエムディーかくちょうめいれいStreaming SIMD Extensions; SSE
- フグは食いたし命は惜ししふぐはくいたしいのちはおししhoney is sweet, but the bee stings; I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
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