Word Meaning 帰命

きみょう kimyou

帰命 is read as きみょう (kimyou) and means devoting one's life to the Buddha.

Meaning

English

  1. devoting one's life to the Buddha
  2. obeying the Buddha's teachings

Reading

Kana

きみょう

Romaji

kimyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 104291 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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帰命頂礼

きみょうちょうらい

most formal form of a prayer

帰宅

きたく

returning home

帰化

きか

naturalization

帰路

きろ

one's way back

帰途

きと

on the way back

帰港

きこう

returning to port

帰任

きにん

return to one's post

帰化人

きかじん

immigrant to ancient Japan from China or Korea

帰化動物

きかどうぶつ

naturalized animal

帰米

きべい

returning to the United States

帰り新参

かえりしんざん

person who has just made a comeback

帰宅時間

きたくじかん

time one returns home