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運命

うんめい

fate, fortune

Mnemonic

Your life gets carried down a road you had no part in picking. The same 運 that carries the box in 運ぶ, and the same 命 rope you check twice. Arguing with it has never worked for anybody: うんめい.

Built from

carry, fortune
辶 road + 軍 army
life, command
A figure kneeling under a roof to be handed an order. The one character does the order and the life you were given.

Words sharing these kanji

to carry life order, command

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