Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 命
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命 |
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Meaning |
life, order, command, fate |
Pronunciation |
MEI, MYŌ
inochi |
Explanation |
Lower left: mouth 口, rest: order, command 令 (To put a lid  on the bent person卩, has been ordered!) |
Mnemonic
| The mouth gives order to live. |
Radicals
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口
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mouth | (A small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.) |
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令
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order | |
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cover | (Other covers are: 冖, 亠  )) |
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卩
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bending person | (This radical is typically described as "seal". However for the mnemonics the meaning "bending person" appears to be better.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 命 |
いのち |
command, decree, life, destiny | | 命 |
めい |
command, life | | 任命 |
にんめい |
appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation | | 一生懸命 |
いっしょうけんめい |
very hard, with utmost effort | | 人命 |
じんめい |
(human) life | | 使命 |
しめい |
mission, errand, message | | 命じる |
めいじる |
to order, to command, to appoint | | 命ずる |
めいずる |
to command, to appoint | | 命中 |
めいちゅう |
a hit |
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