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Kanji Detail for 命 - "life, fate, destiny"
命
- Meaning
命 means "life, fate, destiny."
Life - The state of being alive.
Fate - Destiny; one's lot in life.
Order - A command; an instruction.
Name - To designate; to appoint.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
fate; command; decree; destiny; life; appoint
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
An order. Major ones are called 命; minor ones are called 令. | Words of conferring rank and reward are called 命. Such as 誥命 (imperial mandate). | Heavenly mandate. In old times, all matters of fortune and misfortune, gain and loss, as if directed by something beyond human power, were called 命. | Life. Those who die peacefully are said to 考終命. Those who don't die peacefully are said to 死於非命 (die an unnatural death). | Name. 亡命 means escaping by removing one's name from the register.
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Sentences including 命
Are you sure you want to put your life in her hands?
If he will not work hard , he will be fired.
It will pay you to study hard.
She laid down her life for her country.
Work as hard as you can.
I work hard and play hard.
The work cost him his life.
He tried hard , but failed.
Long may he live !
She was busy doing her hair.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
先生は奥さんの幸福を破壊する前に、まず自分の生命を破壊してしまった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生の生活に近づきつつありながら、近づく事のできない私は、先生の頭の中にある生命の断片として、その墓を私の頭の中にも受け入れた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
肉のなかに先生の力が喰い込んでいるといっても、血のなかに先生の命が流れているといっても、その時の私には少しも誇張でないように思われた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
あなたははらの底から真面目ですか」「もし私の命が真面目なものなら、私の今いった事も真面目です」私の声は顫えた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しばらくすれば、その灯もまたふっと消えてしまうべき運命を、眼の前に控えているのだとは固より気が付かなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
その中に住む母もまた命のある間は、動かす事のできないものと信じていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
油蝉の声がつくつく法師の声に変るごとくに、私を取り巻く人の運命が、大きな輪廻のうちに、そろそろ動いているように思われた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
父は医者から安臥を命ぜられて以来、両便とも寝たまま他の手で始末してもらっていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
家のものは運命の宣告が、今日｜下るか、今日下るかと思って、毎夜｜床にはいった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
ただし受け入れる事のできない人に与えるくらいなら、私はむしろ私の経験を私の生命と共に葬った方が好いと思います。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私の鼓動が停った時、あなたの胸に新しい命が宿る事ができるなら満足です。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
けれども自分はきっとこの病気で命を取られるとまで信じていたかどうか、そこになると疑う余地はまだいくらでもあるだろうと思われるのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そうして私の未来の幸福が、この冷たい石の下に横たわる彼らの手にまだ握られてでもいるような気分で、私の運命を守るべく彼らに祈りました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha