命 — life/command

Grade 3 kanji · 8 strokes · on'yomi mei · kun'yomi inochi.

A person (人) kneeling under a roof (亼) with a seal (卩) — life ordained from above.

Example words

• 命 — inochi — life
• 命令 — meirei — command

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