Compare: 命 vs 命
命いのち
life; life force
命めい
order; command; decree
いのち命
N5CommonNoun
life; life force
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命は誰でも惜しい。
Life is dear to everybody.
命有っての、物だね。
Where there is life, there is hope.
めい命
N3Noun
order; command; decree
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子たる者すべからく親の命に従うべし。
Children should obey their parents.