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[うん()·めい()]
unmei
noun

English Meaning(s) for 運命

noun
  1. fate; destiny; lot

Definition and Synonyms for 運命

Destiny an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
Synonyms: さだ, めぐり合う, 命運, 回り合わせ, 因縁, 天命, 天運, , 定め, 定める, 宿世, 宿命, 宿運, 巡り合わせ, , 幸せ, , 運命
Destiny the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
Synonyms: 命運, 因縁, 天命, 天運, 定め, 定める, 宿命, 運命
Lot your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Synonyms: めぐり合う, 命数, 命運, 回り合わせ, 因縁, 境遇, 天命, 天意, 天運, 定め, 定める, 宿世, 宿命, 宿縁, 宿運, 巡り合わせ, 幸せ, 暮らし向き, 身の上, , 運勢, 運命, 運気

Meanings for each kanji in 運命

» carry; luck; destiny; fate; lot; transport; progress; advance
» fate; command; decree; destiny; life; appoint

Categories 運命 is a member of

Cause any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
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Occurrence an event that happens
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Condition a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
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Sample Sentences for 運命

Jack was never to see his sister again.
He was never to see his mother again.
Isolation is the common lot of man.
Flee never so fast you cannot flee your fortune.
She was never to see her home again.

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