| 命 | めい | 1: command; decree; 2: life; 3: destiny |
| 命 | いのち | 1: life; life force; 2: lifetime; lifespan; 3: most important thing; foundation; core; 4: paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love); 5: fate; destiny; karma |
| 命 | みこと | 1: (after the name of a god or a noble) Lord; Highness; 2: you |
| 命 | みこと | the spoken words of the emperor or a noble |
| 命運 | めいうん | fate; doom |
| 命題 | めいだい | proposition; thesis |
| 命日 | めいにち | death anniversary |
| 命名 | めいめい | naming; christening |
| 命令 | めいれい | 1: order; command; decree; directive; 2: (software) instruction; statement |
| 命婦 | みょうぶ | title for high-ranking court ladies |
| 命根 | めいこん | life |
| 命数 | めいすう | span of life; destiny |
| 命じる | めいじる | to order; to command; to appoint |
| 命ずる | めいずる | to command; to appoint |
| 命中 | めいちゅう | a hit; hitting something that was aimed at |
| 命乞 | いのちごい | begging for one's life; pleading for one's life |
| 命綱 | いのちづな | lifeline |
| 命脈 | めいみゃく | life; thread of life |
| 命がけ | いのちがけ | 1: risking one's life; 2: life and death; risky; desperate |
| 命懸け | いのちがけ | 1: risking one's life; 2: life and death; risky; desperate |
| 命掛け | いのちがけ | 1: risking one's life; 2: life and death; risky; desperate |
| 命乞い | いのちごい | begging for one's life; pleading for one's life |
| 命取り | いのちとり | fatal |
| 命はる | いのちはる | to put one's life on the line |
| 命張る | いのちはる | to put one's life on the line |
| 命名日 | めいめいび | baptism day; name day |
| 命に依り | めいにより | under the orders of; by order (command) |
| 命の綱 | いのちのつな | the thread of life |
| 命拾い | いのちびろい | narrow escape from death |
| 命数法 | めいすうほう | numeration system |
| 命名式 | めいめいしき | christening (ceremony) |
| 命名法 | めいめいほう | nomenclature |
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