命【めい】
Frequency rank: 685.
- order; command; decreesee also 命令
- lifesee also 生命
- destiny; fatesee also 運命
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 命【めい】Frequency rank: 685.
- めいFrequency rank: 5,427. – 5,432.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- order; command; decree
- life
- destiny; fate
This meaning refers to an authoritative instruction or directive given, often in a formal or military context.
This meaning encompasses the concept of being alive, encompassing biological life and metaphorical uses of vitality.
This meaning relates to the idea of a predetermined path or the inevitable events that occur in a person's life.
Generated collocations (experimental)
めいれい命令きごう(めいれいきごう)order; commandいのち命があるきごう(いのちがあるきごう)to have lifeいのち命をささえる支えるきごう(いのちをささえるきごう)to sustain lifeうんめい運命をうけいれる受け入れるきごう(うんめいをうけいれるきごう)to accept fateいのちのおんじん命の恩人きごう(いのちのおんじん恩人きごう)savior; benefactor of lifeいのちをかける命を懸けるきごう(いのちをかけるきごう)to stake one's lifeいのち命をたいせつにする大切にするきごう(いのちをたいせつにするきごう)to cherish lifeいのち命をすくう救うきごう(いのちをすくうきごう)to save a lifeいのちをささげる命を捧げるきごう(いのちをささげるきごう)to dedicate one's lifeみじかい短いいのち命きごう(みじかいいのちきごう)short life