Word Meaning 宿命

しゅくめい shukumei

宿命 is read as しゅくめい (shukumei) and means fate.

Meaning

English

  1. fate
  2. destiny
  3. predestination

Reading

Kana

しゅくめい

Romaji

shukumei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 5528 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

宿命通

しゅくみょうつう

knowledge of previous lifetimes (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)

宿命論

しゅくめいろん

fatalism

宿命論者

しゅくめいろんじゃ

fatalist

宿命的

しゅくめいてき

fateful

宿題

しゅくだい

homework

宿

やど

home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

宿屋

やどや

inn

宿直

とのい

night watch

宿主

やどぬし

(parasitic) host

宿る

やどる

to be a parasite (bugs, plants, etc.)

宿す

やどす

to carry (a baby)

宿駅

しゅくえき

relay station