ほん
奔
めい
命

noun

  1. wearing oneself out with work.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほん
奔
めい
命
 奔命 ほんめい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

run, bustle
ホン　はし.る (9th, N1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
grass
キ　ケ　くさ (Kentei 1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ　ク　にじゅう (Kentei 1)
fate, command, decree
メイ　いのち　ミョウ (3rd, N3)
to assemble. to gather together
シュウ　あつまる
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
strike, beat, kow tow
たた.く　はた.く　コウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)