# 命 life

令 (command) + 口 (mouth/small box radical)
★★★★★
8 strokes

## Onyomi

MEI | You MAY learn kanji if you study your whole life.

## Mnemonic

| “Your money or your life!" he commanded with his mouth.

## Kunyomi

いのち | life. As in, 'He had a long life.' or 'Your money or your life!' or 'Cling to life by a thread.' ★★★★★

## Jukugo

運命(うんめい) | fate ★★★☆☆ 運 (carry / luck) + 命 (life) = 運命 (fate)
寿命(じゅみょう) | life span ★☆☆☆☆ FP 寿 (lifespan/sushi) + 命 (life) = 寿命 (life span) life span (for living things AND for machines)

## Synonyms

fate 運命 さだめ 宿命
life 人生 命 生命
rope 縄 糸 綱 命の綱