Compare: 命 vs 命

いのち

life; life force

めい

order; command; decree

いのち
N5CommonNoun

life; life force

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(いのち)は誰でも惜しい。

Life is dear to everybody.

(いのち)有っての、(もの)だね。

Where there is life, there is hope.

めい
N3Noun

order; command; decree

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()たる(もの)すべからく(おや)(めい)に従うべし。

Children should obey their parents.