本命

Chinese

 
roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (a measure word)
 life; fate
simp. and trad.
(本命)		 本 命

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

本命

  1. the heavenly stem and earthly branch associated with a person's birth year
  2. Short for 本命年 (běnmìngnián, “zodiac year”).
Derived terms
  • 本命星
  • 本命辰

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese.

Noun

本命

  1. (ACG) most expected candidate

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
本 命
Grade: 1 Grade: 3
  • IPA(key): [hõ̞mʲːo̞ː]
  • IPA(key): [hõ̞mːe̞ː]

Noun

本命 (hiragana ほんみょう, rōmaji honmyō)

本命 (hiragana ほんめい, rōmaji honmei)

  1. the heavenly stem and earthly branch of a person's birth year

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
本 命
Grade: 1 Grade: 3
  • IPA(key): [hõ̞mːe̞ː]

Noun

本命 (hiragana ほんめい, rōmaji honmei)

  1. expected winner
  2. most expected candidate

Korean

Hanja in this term
本命

Noun

本命 • (bonmyeong) (hangeul 본명)

  1. Hanja form? of 본명 (“the heavenly stem and earthly branch of a person's birth year”).
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