Today’s #kanji is 命, which is listed under its semantic element of #くちへん（口）. Its phonetic element is 令 although 命 and 令 don’t have a sound in common.
Meaning: life, command
Reading: メイ、ミョウ、いのち
命中（メイチュウ）する: to hit (the mark), to find its target
命令（メイレイ）: an order, a command, an imperative, a mandate
命日（メイニチ）: the anniversary of somebody’s death; the day each month when somebody died
運命（ウンメイ）: a person’s destiny/fate, the inevitable
使命（シメイ）: a mission, an errand, an appointed task; a duty
人命（ジンメイ）: human life
生命（セイメイ）: life; a person’s career; the life
任命（ニンメイ）する: to appoint, to commission, to designate
寿命（ジュミョウ）: (a person’s) life, the (predestined) span of life, life expectancy
命（いのち）: life, life force; a person’s whole life; the most important thing a person has
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- くち
- くちへん
向
商
鳴
束
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