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宿命

宿命

Chinese

 
(a) night; constellation; lodge for the night; old; former
life; fate
simp. and trad.
(宿命)
宿
Literally: “old, previous life”.

Noun

宿命

  1. (Buddhism) destiny; fate; fatality; karma

Derived terms

  • 宿命通

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (宿命):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宿
しゅく
Grade: 3
めい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

宿命 (hiragana しゅくめい, romaji shukumei)

  1. destiny

Compounds