命 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 命 mean?
Life. Command. Instructions from superiors. Advice. To tell. Heaven's will. A chance meeting. Word. Aim. landmarks. Goal. An honorific title attached to the name of a deity or nobleman.
What's the image of 命?
How to read 命?
Kunyomi... いのち/inochi,おおせ/ose, みこと/mikoto
Onyomi... メイ/mei,ミョウ/myo
jinmeikun... akira, kata, toshi, na, naga, nobu, nori, makoto, mi, michi, mori, ya, yoshi, yori,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
| application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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| type | common-use kanji |
| unicode | 547D 命 (For HTML use) |
命 / related names
- Name:
- mikoto
- Katakana:
- ミコト
- Name:
- meiko
- Katakana:
- メイコ
- Name:
- mikoto
- Katakana:
- ミコト
- Name:
- mikoto
- Katakana:
- ミコト
- Name:
- mitoshi
- Katakana:
- ミトシ
- Kanji:
- 弥命
- Meaning:
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- 弥It's been a long time. Distant. Extensive, pervasive. Passing time. Big. To mend. To sew. To put away. To stop. To finish. Finally. More and more. Further.
- 命Life. Command. Instructions from superiors. Advice. To tell. Heaven's will. A chance meeting. Word. Aim. landmarks. Goal. An honorific title attached to the name of a deity or nobleman.
- Name:
- yume
- Katakana:
- ユメ
- Name:
- yasunobu
- Katakana:
- ヤスノブ
- Kanji:
- 康命
- Meaning:
-
- 康Peaceful. Gentle. Sturdy. Health. A peaceful state of mind with no worries. Peace of mind. To be at ease. Enjoyment. Fun.
- 命Life. Command. Instructions from superiors. Advice. To tell. Heaven's will. A chance meeting. Word. Aim. landmarks. Goal. An honorific title attached to the name of a deity or nobleman.
- Name:
- mitoshi
- Katakana:
- ミトシ
- Kanji:
- 実命
- Meaning:
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- 実Fruit of plants and trees. Seeds of plants and trees. The production of fruits and seeds. Fruitfulness. To be full. To flourish. To have enough. Abundant. Wealth. Truthfulness. True. Truthfulness.
- 命Life. Command. Instructions from superiors. Advice. To tell. Heaven's will. A chance meeting. Word. Aim. landmarks. Goal. An honorific title attached to the name of a deity or nobleman.
- Name:
- meimu
- Katakana:
- メイム
- Kanji:
- 命夢
- Meaning:
-
- 命Life. Command. Instructions from superiors. Advice. To tell. Heaven's will. A chance meeting. Word. Aim. landmarks. Goal. An honorific title attached to the name of a deity or nobleman.
- 夢Dream. Something you see as if it were real when you are asleep. Something you hope to achieve in the future. A pleasant thought that takes you away from reality. Something fleeting. Uncertainty.
- Name:
- kanna
- Katakana:
- カンナ
- Kanji:
- 栞命
- Meaning:
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- 栞A bookmark. A sign to be inserted in a book that is about to be read. A guide book. A handbook. A signpost made by breaking off a tree branch on a mountain path.
- 命Life. Command. Instructions from superiors. Advice. To tell. Heaven's will. A chance meeting. Word. Aim. landmarks. Goal. An honorific title attached to the name of a deity or nobleman.
- Name:
- minori
- Katakana:
- ミノリ
- Name:
- shuya
- Katakana:
- シュウヤ
- Name:
- fumiyoshi
- Katakana:
- フミヨシ
- Kanji:
- 文命
- Meaning:
-
- 文Characters. Words. Letters. Writings. Words that are spelled out. A coloration. A pattern. The beauty of appearance. Rules. Courtesy. Study. Art.
- 命Life. Command. Instructions from superiors. Advice. To tell. Heaven's will. A chance meeting. Word. Aim. landmarks. Goal. An honorific title attached to the name of a deity or nobleman.
- Name:
- shimei
- Katakana:
- シメイ
- Name:
- mikoto
- Katakana:
- ミコト
- Name:
- mikoto
- Katakana:
- ミコト
- Kanji:
- 命琴
- Meaning:
-
- 命Life. Command. Instructions from superiors. Advice. To tell. Heaven's will. A chance meeting. Word. Aim. landmarks. Goal. An honorific title attached to the name of a deity or nobleman.
- 琴Koto. General term for all stringed instruments. A musical instrument that has been familiar to Japanese people since ancient times.
- Name:
- meita
- Katakana:
- メイタ
- Kanji:
- 命太
- Meaning:
-
- 命Life. Command. Instructions from superiors. Advice. To tell. Heaven's will. A chance meeting. Word. Aim. landmarks. Goal. An honorific title attached to the name of a deity or nobleman.
- 太Abundantly large. Large in circumference. Thick. Flabby. Very. A word used to refer to a person of high rank or status.
- Name:
- seina
- Katakana:
- セイナ
- Kanji:
- 聖命
- Meaning:
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- 聖Saint. A person of superior knowledge and virtue. A person who is respected. A person who is a leader in his or her field. A person who has mastered the truth. The son of heaven. A word used to refer to a person who is the son of heaven. Unblemished.
- 命Life. Command. Instructions from superiors. Advice. To tell. Heaven's will. A chance meeting. Word. Aim. landmarks. Goal. An honorific title attached to the name of a deity or nobleman.
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