Quick answer
命 is the kanji for "Fate". A common reading is いのち (inochi). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Fate
Also : Life · Decree · Command · Destiny · Appoint
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 命 represents 'FATE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of fate.
On-reading: めい — remember this sound by associating it with fate. Kun-reading: いのち.
Example Sentences
命は一度しかないから、大切に生きていきたいです。
いのちはいちどしかないから、たいせつにいきていきたいです。
Since life only happens once, I want to live it carefully.
使命感を持って仕事をしています。
しめいかんをもってしごとをしています。
I work with a sense of mission.
Vocabulary using 命
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