命 means fate
command, decree, destiny, life
A mouth under a roof gives an order: command, fate.
On'yomi
- メイmei
- ミョウmyou
Kun'yomi
- いのちinochi
Stroke order
Common words
- 命いのちlife; life force
- 命中めいちゅう(direct) hit; hitting the mark
- 命日めいにちanniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
- 運命うんめいfate; destiny