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Kanji Information Sheet for 命 ( PDF version )
Bushu (Radical) Info:
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
口 (くち) – mouth
人 (ひと) – person
化 (カ, ケ, ば.ける, ば.かす, ふ.ける, け.する) – change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization
个 (カ , コ, こ, ひ) – counter for articles; individual
口 (くち) – mouth
Henshall Mnemonic: life can hinge on a spoken order
Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 2 (old) | Grade 3
Frequency: #465 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #465 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
- 一生懸命 [いっしょうけんめい]
(adj-na,n-adv,n) very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N3 Words
- 命令 [めいれい]
(n,vs) order; command; decree; directive; (software) instruction [K] [D] [Jisho] - 生命 [せいめい]
(n) life; existence [K] [D] [Jisho] - 命 [いのち]
(n) (mortal) life [K] [D] [Jisho] - 命じる [めいじる]
(v1) to order; to command; to appoint [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
- 人命 [じんめい]
(n) (human) life [K] [D] [Jisho] - 寿命 [じゅみょう]
(n) life span [K] [D] [Jisho] - 懸命 [けんめい]
(adj-na,n) eagerness; earnestness; risking one's life [K] [D] [Jisho] - 命ずる [めいずる]
(vz) to command; to appoint [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N1 Words
- 命中 [めいちゅう]
(n) a hit [K] [D] [Jisho] - 使命 [しめい]
(n) mission; errand; message [K] [D] [Jisho] - 革命 [かくめい]
(n) revolution [K] [D] [Jisho] - 任命 [にんめい]
(n) appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 宿命 [しゅくめい]
(n) fate; destiny; predestination [K] [D] [Jisho] - 運命 [うんめい]
(n) fate [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 命題 [めいだい]
(n) proposition; thesis [K] [D] [Jisho] - 命日 [めいにち]
(n) death anniversary [K] [D] [Jisho] - 命名 [めいめい]
(n,vs) naming; christening [K] [D] [Jisho] - 余命 [よめい]
(n) remainder of one's life; one's remaining years [K] [D] [Jisho] - 生命保険 [せいめいほけん]
life insurance [K] [D] [Jisho] - 生命力 [せいめいりょく]
(n) one's life force [K] [D] [Jisho] - 短命 [たんめい]
(adj-na,n) short life [K] [D] [Jisho] - 救命 [きゅうめい]
(n) lifesaving [K] [D] [Jisho] - 亡命 [ぼうめい]
(n,vs) emigration; exile; flight from one's country; defection [K] [D] [Jisho] - 致命傷 [ちめいしょう]
(n) fatal wound [K] [D] [Jisho] - 致命的 [ちめいてき]
(adj-na) fatal; lethal [K] [D] [Jisho] - 本命 [ほんめい]
(n) favorite; sure thing; likely winner; certainty [K] [D] [Jisho] - 延命 [えんめい]
(n) (1) long life; longevity; (2) macrobiotics [K] [D] [Jisho] - 命 [めい]
(n) command; decree; life; destiny [K] [D] [Jisho] - 命運 [めいうん]
(n) fate; doom [K] [D] [Jisho] - 命懸け [いのちがけ]
(adj-no,n) life and death; risking one's life; risky; desperate [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.