“Command” or “Order” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “命”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “命” means “Life”, “Fate” or “Target” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “命”
Jouyou Kanji “命” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 8 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | めい(mei) |
| みょう(myou) | |
| Kun-Yomi | いのち(inochi) |
| おお(せ)(oo(se)) | |
| みこと(mikoto) | |
| Meanings | Command, Order |
| Life | |
| Name (give a name to someone) | |
| Fate, Destiny | |
| Target, Aim | |
| (By adding this kanji after the name, express a respect to the person) |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “命”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 命あっての物種(いのちあってのものだね-i no chi a tte no mo no da ne) | While there’s life there’s hope, Without life there is nothing, Don’t waste your life |
| 命懸け(いのちがけ-i no chi ga ke) | Putting one’s life on the line, Staking one’s life (on), Risking one’s life, Life and death situation |
| 命辛々(いのちからがら-i no chi ka ra ga ra) | For dear life, Barely escaping alive, To escape narrowly |
| 命から二番目(いのちからにばんめ-i no chi ka ra ni ba n me) | Important thing next to life, Very important thing |
| 命乞い(いのちごい-i no chi go i) | Begging for one’s life, Pleading for one’s life |
| 命知らず(いのちしらず-i no chi shi ra zu) | Daredevil, Madcap, Lunatic, Harum-scarum, Hothead, Swashbuckler, Heedlessness, Mindlessness, Rashness, Carelessness, Sloppiness |
| 命取り(いのちとり-i no chi to ri) | Fatal, Deadly, Mortal |
| 命の恩人(いのちのおんじん-i no chi no o n ji n) | Lifesaver, Person who saved one’s life |
| 命の綱(いのちのつな-i no chi no tsu na) | One’s lifeline, Staff of life, Thread of life |
| 命拾い(いのちびろい-i no chi bi ro i) | Narrow escape from death |
| 命冥加(いのちみょうが-i no chi myo u ga) | Providential protection |
| 命運(めいうん-me i u n) | Fate, Destiny |
| 命数(めいすう-me i su u) | One’s natural span of life, One’s (length of) days, Span of life, One’s term of existence |
| 命題(めいだい-me i da i) | Proposition, Thesis, Notion, Theory |
| 命旦夕に在り(めいたんせきにあり-me i ta n se ki ni a ri) | Being near the end of life |
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