命

Fate

Also: Life, Command, Destiny, Decree

On'yomi

  • めい mei
  • みょう myou

Kun'yomi

  • いのち inochi
Stroke count
8
Radical
口 mouth · Kangxi radical 30
JLPT level
N3
School grade
Grade 3

命 has 8 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 口 (mouth), number 30. Hashidari places it at JLPT N3. Japanese students learn it in grade 3 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N3 kanji list · Grade 3 kanji list · All kanji