| 519 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 416 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 394 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 388 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 430 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 387 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 411 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 671 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 578 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 587 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 997 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 325 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2553 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1303 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1772 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1412 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3473 | Morohashi |
| 2058 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 767 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1400 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1502 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 249 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 316 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
465 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 命 【メイ】 order, command, decree, life, destiny, fate
- 命運 【メイウン】 fate, destiny
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 十月革命 【ジュウガツカクメイ】 October Revolution
- 命婦 【ミョウブ】 title for high-ranking court ladies
- 延命 【エンメイ】 keeping alive longer, prolonging life, life extension, life-support
- 安心立命 【アンシンリツメイ】 spiritual peace and enlightenment, keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
Kun reading compounds
- 命 【いのち】 life, life force, lifetime, lifespan, most important thing, foundation, core, paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love), fate, destiny, karma
- 命からがら 【いのちからがら】 for dear life, barely escaping alive
- 貴い命 【たっといいのち】 precious life
- 露の命 【つゆのいのち】 life as evanescent as the dew
Readings
- Korean:
- myeong
Spanish
- orden
- mandato
- vida
Portuguese
- destino
- comando
- decreto
- vida
French
- destinée
- destin
- ordre
- décret
- vie
- nommer (à un poste)
| 2844 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a6.26 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 8062.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 547d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1624 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 奉仕 【ホウシ】 service, ministry, attendance, church work, offering goods at a reduced price, providing a service for free
- 奉公 【ホウコウ】 live-in domestic service, live-in apprenticeship, public duty, public service
- 奉行 【ブギョウ】 magistrate, shogunate administrator
- 奉行所 【ブギョウショ】 magistrate's office
- 供奉 【グブ】 accompanying, being in attendance on, inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
- 内供奉 【ナイグブ】 inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
Kun reading compounds
- 奉る 【たてまつる】 to offer, to present, to set someone up in a high position, to revere at a distance, to do respectfully
- 奉る 【たてまつる】 to offer, to present, to set someone up in a high position, to revere at a distance, to do respectfully
- 奉ずる 【ほうずる】 to present, to dedicate, to obey, to follow, to believe in, to serve, to proudly bear
Readings
- Japanese names:
- とも、 やす
- Korean:
- bong
Spanish
- ofrenda
- servicial
- ofrecer
- reverenciar
- obedecer
Portuguese
- observância
- oferecer
- presente
- dedicar
French
- obéissance
- offrande
- présent
- se consacrer
| 1793 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1106 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 212 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1191 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1177 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 717 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1541 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1643 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1678 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 415 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3167 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1629 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2215 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1587 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 5894 | Morohashi |
| 2559 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1149 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1573 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1695 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1161 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1455 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a8.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-8-4 | SKIP code |
| 5050.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-84 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5949 | Unicode hex code |