| 836 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 938 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 926 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 724 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1267 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 405 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 455 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 313 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 269 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 269 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 587 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 458 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3702 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1894 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2575 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 691 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6943 | Morohashi |
| 2982 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1284 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 684 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 739 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 431 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 846 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
577 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 存続 【ソンゾク】 continuance, survival, persistence, retention, duration
- 存在 【ソンザイ】 existence, being, presence
- 残存 【ザンゾン】 survival, remaining, being extant, being left
- 共存 【キョウゾン】 coexistence
- 存分 【ゾンブン】 to one's heart's content, as much as one likes, without reserve, freely, to the full
- 存じる 【ゾンジル】 to know, to be aware (of), to be acquainted (with), to think, to consider, to believe, to feel
- 温存 【オンゾン】 preservation, retainment, keeping
- 共存 【キョウゾン】 coexistence
Kun reading compounds
- 永らえる 【ながらえる】 to have a long life, to live a long time
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あり、 まさ
- Korean:
- jon
Spanish
- existir
- proteger
- conocer
- suponer
Portuguese
- supor
- estar atento
- acreditar
- sentir
French
- supposer
- être conscient de
- croire
- sentir
| 1447 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2c3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-34-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b58 | Unicode hex code |
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)
| 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) |
| 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 |