

| Readings | On-reading | めい みょう |
| Kun-reading | いのち | |
| Meaning | life | |
| Radical | 口 | |
| Stroke count | 8 | |
| JLPT Level | N2 | |
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Vocabulary contains 「命」
| Word | Meaning |
| 命(いのち) | life |
| 寿命(じゅみょう) | life span |
| 運命(うんめい) | fate |
| 革命(かくめい) | revolution |
| 命令(めいれい) | order / command |

