命 (いのち) — life

命いのち life

Frequency #1112 Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common. Grade 3 1 character noun

inochi

いのち

Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low. いのち[1] atamadaka 頭高

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life

Explained in simple Japanese

人(ひと)やどうぶつがいきていくための力(ちから)。

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Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

いのち命 fate

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革(かく)命(めい) kakumei revolution 生(せい)命(めい) seimei life 命(めい)令(れい) meirei order 運(うん)命(めい) unmei fate 一(いっ)生(しょう)懸(けん)命(めい) isshoukenmei with all one's might 使(し)命(めい) shimei mission 寿(じゅ)命(みょう) jumyou lifespan 命(めい)じる meijiru to order

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Explained in simple Japanese

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

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