JLPT N1 · Noun

宿命 (shukumei)

宿命 (しゅくめい, shukumei) is a Japanese noun meaning “fate; destiny”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しゅくめい
Romaji: shukumei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

fate; destiny; predestination · noun

Example sentences

洪水はかつてはこの地方には宿命であった。

Previously, floods were fate for the region.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 宿命

宿

inn, lodging, relay stationシュク・やど・やど.る · 11 strokes

命

fate, command, decreeメイ・ミョウ・いのち · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 宿命.

宿題しゅくだいhomework下宿げしゅくboarding宿やどlodging宿泊しゅくはくaccommodation民宿みんしゅくguest house一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard命いのちlife生命せいめいlife命令めいれいorder命じるめいじるto order懸命けんめいeager寿命じゅみょうlifespan人命じんめい(human) life命ずるめいずるto order

Source: JMdict entry 1337330 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.