Kanji 命

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Words with 命

• 一生懸命

  いっしょうけんめい

  very hard (as in "to work hard"), with utmost effort

  N4

• 命

  いのち

  life

  N3

• 生命

  せいめい

  life

  N3

• 命令

  めいれい

  order, command, decree

  N3

• 命じる

  めいじる

  to order, to command, to appoint

  N3

• 懸命

  けんめい

  eagerness, strenuous

  N2

• 寿命

  じゅみょう

  life span

  N2

• 人命

  じんめい

  (human) life

  N2

Example sentences

• 水みずは生命せいめいです。

  Water is life.

• 一生懸命いっしょうけんめい走はしった。

  I ran as fast as I could.

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