Memory phrase for the Kanji: 命
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命 |
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Meaning
| life, order, command, fate
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Pronunciation |
MEI, MYŌ
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Explanation |
Lower left: mouth 口, rest: order, command 令 (To put a lid  on the bent person卩, has been ordered!) |
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The mouth gives order to live.
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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 | Based on "bell 鈴 suzu, REI, RIN", this radical 令 can also be understood as an image of a bell: (The sound of) the bell with the bell mallet 卩 gives now 今 the command (e.g. to come). |
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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 |
| 命令 |
めいれい |
order, command, decree, directive |
| 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 |
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