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運命 (うんめい): fate — Japanese vocabulary

運命 is read うんめい and means "fate". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

運命

Reading
うんめい · ummei
Translation
fate
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
うんめいが

Example

彼は偉大な音楽家になる運命にあった。

かれはいだいなおんがくかになるうんめいにあった。

He was destined to become a great musician.

Kanji in this word

  • 運 — carry, luck
  • 命 — life, fate

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