Keyword
continued existence
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1502
Readings
めい
(66%)
Composed of
sloped roof
hit (with a hand)
Used in vocabulary (461 in total)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
fate; destiny; lot
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to order; to command; to appoint
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to lose one's life
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to take someone's life; to kill someone
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
vitality; (one's) life force
fate; destiny; predestination
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
end of life; death; annihilation
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
fate; destiny
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to order; to command; to appoint
fatal; deadly; mortal
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
naming; christening
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to be a matter of life or death
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
narrow escape from death
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
(human) life
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
strict order; peremptory command
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
being alive
for dear life; barely escaping alive
(a) life; (a) command
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
imperial command
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to carry out one's mission
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
order; command; life; destiny; fate
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
under the orders of; by order (command)
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
to be a matter of life or death
short life; short lived
to escape death; to be saved from death
decree; directive
to put one's life on the line
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
revolutionary army
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
the Industrial Revolution
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
command; order; request
life; thread of life
if you value your life
ruler's orders; master's orders
to pass on an order; to pass the word
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
refugee; exile; displaced persons
order; command
fateful; predestined
losing one's life; death
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
to shorten one's life
to be charged with a mission
revolutionaries
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
to escape death; to be saved from death
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
marching orders; sailing orders
one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
to escape death; to be saved from death
another or separate order
imperial command; royal command
order (to an employee from management)
imperative form; command
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to put one's life on the line
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
to be a matter of life or death
fatal; deadly; mortal
peremptory command; must-obey order; absolute instruction; categorical imperative
the orders of one's ruler
Russian Revolution
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
irony of fate; twist of fate
player's career; one's career in sport; one's career as an athlete
misfortune; short life; evil fate
(issuing) order requiring somebody to report personally (to a police station); subpoena
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
revolutionary government
cease and desist order; stay order; discontinuance order; suspension order
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
order from the company president
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
life-prolonging treatment
unconditional command; must-obey order
revolutionary; child of the revolution; man of revolutionary temperament
counterrevolution
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
fate; life or death
private or secret orders
will; dying instructions
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
imperative sentence; imperative statement
(direct) hit; straight shot
to escape death; to be saved from death
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
feeling of vitality; sense of being alive
people's revolution; popular revolution
transient life; ephemeral existence
divine command; heaven's will
imperial command; government order
beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die young
emergency and critical care centre (center)
providential protection
interdict; prohibition order; writ of prohibition
feudal decree; edict by a daimyo
wearing oneself out with work
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
to escape death; to be saved from death
ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
lifesaving equipment
gracious command or words
spiritual peace and enlightenment; keeping an unperturbed mind through faith
hospital emergency room
devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism
agency of fate; power of fate; La forza del destino (opera by Verdi); the force of destiny
(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age
casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases; kicking back
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
imperial edict (written in a classical grandiose style)
christening (ceremony)
the thread of life
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
commanding attitude; authoritative tone
February Revolution (France, 1848); February Revolution (Russia, 1917)
to put one's life on the line
July Revolution (France, 1830)
peace of mind
IT revolution; information revolution
unnatural or untimely death
company orders
devoting one's life to the Buddha; obeying the Buddha's teachings
Deuteronomy (book of the Bible)
paramedic; emergency medical technician
anniversary of a person's death
for dear life; barely escaping alive
Xinhai Revolution (of China; 1911)
call; divine call
March Revolution (Austria and Germany, 1848); February Revolution (Russia, 1917)
written appointment
preserving one's life; longevity; long life
Operation Code; opcode
long operating life; long service life; long life
official orders
Four Pillar astrology; originally Chinese method of fortune-telling based on the time, date, month and year of a person's birth
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to escape death; to be saved from death
German Revolution (1918-1919)
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
administrative or executive order
Glorious Revolution (1688-1689)
agricultural revolution; agrarian revolution
most formal form of a prayer
revolutionary song
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity, grandson of Amaterasu)
to be on the brink of death
scientific revolution
revolution (change of dynasty) decreed by Heaven when the incumbent emperor is found lacking in moral virtue (old Chinese political thought)
court injunction; court order
imperial command
to put one's life on the line
baptism day; name day
Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
this transient life
life as evanescent as the dew
political asylum; political exile
beauties die young; beauty and luck seldom go together
waiting for orders
Minister of State for Special Missions; Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy
right livelihood
minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary
escape chute; survival kit; lifebuoy
May 68 (period of civil unrest in France; May-June 1968)
emergency room; ER; casualty department
hypothetical imperative
shoot-down order (e.g. for ballistic missile)
marching order; go-ahead
under the orders of; by order (command)
health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
healthy life expectancy; healthy life years
by order (of a superior); as instructed; official (e.g. notification)
losing one's life; dying
order of attachment; attachment order; seizure order
National Revolutionary Army (Republic of China; 1925-1947)
command sanctioned by the emperor; imperial command
acting career; career as an actress
writing style in the manner of an imperial edict
imperial army order
telegraphed instructions
at age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven
literary revolution (of China; post-1917 emphasis on vernacular forms)
to finish giving orders
consumer revolution; consumption revolution
affirmative proposition
sense of (one's) mission; awareness of one's duty (calling)
life raft; lifeboat
Jasmine Revolution (2010-2011)
Iranian Revolution
honey is sweet, but the bee stings; (lit.) I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
disobedience
postal life insurance; post-office life insurance
knowledge of previous lifetimes (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
appointer; person with appointive power
something somebody said; nature of something somebody said
case fatality rate
retronym; rebaptism; anabaptism
health and longevity; enjoying a long and healthy life being untouched by disaster
imperial order
Mexican Revolution (1910)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity, grandson of Amaterasu)
the spoken words of the emperor or a noble
to engrave in one's heart; (lit.) to inscribe on one's liver
order of attachment; attachment order; seizure order
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
honey is sweet, but the bee stings; (lit.) I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
honey is sweet, but the bee stings; (lit.) I want to eat fugu, (but) I value my life
converse proposition
propositional (sentential) function
valuing one's body and life; holding one's life dear
Orange Revolution (Ukraine, 2004-2005)
Potsdam Orders (commands made after the Japanese surrender based on the demands of the Potsdam Declaration)
title for high-ranking court ladies
you (referring to one's spouse or partner); dear
you (referring to one's spouse or partner); dear
image of the Samantabhadra of long life (with either two or twenty arms, usu. on a white elephant)
binomial nomenclature
zero address instruction
macro instruction
arithmetic instruction; arithmetic statement
Reduced Instruction Set Computer (or Computing); RISC
absolute command; absolute instruction
relative command; relative instruction
immediate instruction
single step operation; step-by-step operation
single step operation; step-by-step operation
display command; display instruction
no operation instruction; no op
instruction address register; program register; instruction pointer register
instruction address register; program register; instruction pointer register
instruction register
instruction execution retry
to live long is to outlive much; the longer you live, the more shame you suffer
October Revolution (Russia, 1917); German Revolution (1918-1919)
numeration system
ballistic-missile shoot-down order; order to shoot down a ballistic missile
to make someone understand their fate; to reason with; to persuade; (lit.) to deliver an imperial edict (which cannot be refused)
Hoakari no Mikoto (Japanese deity)
imperial army order
operation order
imperial army order
imperial army order
French Revolutionary Calendar; French Republican Calendar
theory of permanent revolution (esp. Trotsky)
Umbrella Revolution (protests in Hong Kong in 2014)
colour revolution; color revolution
Examples (200 in total)
At least sixty people lost their lives.
I'm afraid for his life.
My sword is my life.