命めい

noun

order; command; decree

Formal or authoritative instruction, often from a superior or ruler. Common in compounds like 命令 (めいれい).

See also: 命令

• 王おうは家か臣しんに命めいを下くだした。

  The king gave an order to his retainer.

noun

life

Refers to life itself, often in a somewhat formal or literary context. More common in compounds like 生命 (せいめい).

See also: 生命

• 命いのちの尊とうとさを学まなぶ。

  Learn the preciousness of life.

noun

destiny; fate

One's predetermined course of events; often used in a philosophical or dramatic sense. Frequently appears in the compound 運命 (うんめい).

See also: 運命

• それは彼かれの命めいだったのかもしれない。

  That may have been his fate.