受命

じゅめい

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive receiving an order; commission
2. receiving a mandate from heaven and becoming an emperor (in China) See also: 天命 (てんめい).

Kanji

• 受 receive. Read as ジュ.
• 命 life. Read as メイ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists