What does 命 mean in Japanese?

命 (いのち) means "life (biological)" in Japanese.

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Q: How do you use 命 in a sentence?

水は命のはじまりです。 (みずはいのちのはじまりです。) — Water is the beginning of life.

Kana: いのち

life (biological)

⛩️ Japanese Level 3 💡 Concepts & Ideas

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水は命のはじまりです。

みずはいのちのはじまりです。

Water is the beginning of life.

What 命 means

命 (いのち) is a Japanese word meaning “life (biological)”. It belongs to the Concepts & Ideas topic and appears at Level 3, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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