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命 means 'life'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 245   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-6    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 19    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 86 words   Used in 395 words   Used in 163 names   Component in 1 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   メイ   ミョウ
Kun
   life; fate   いのち life
Components
⿱  亼 assembly  叩 strike  
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令 order; command; good  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 命 is used 17 times, read 3 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 命 is used 374 times, read 3 ways.
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メイ : 331 words FIND ALL
せ い め い 1
noun
life; existence
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ミョウ : 12 words FIND ALL
じ ゅ み ょ う 0
noun
life span
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いのち : 31 words FIND ALL
い の ち 1
noun
1. life; life force  (see also: 生命; sometimes written as 生命)
2. lifetime; lifespan
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An additional 令 less common words include 命 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 416 (originally: 394)  Joy o' Kanji : 394  Key to Kanji: 1000 

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命
メイ   ミョウ    life; fate   いのち life   
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亼
assembly, gathering   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
叩
たたく to strike, beat, hit   
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卩
seal
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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