How to say 'Order' in Japanese | 命令

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The Japanese word for Order is 'Meirei', written as 命令 in Japanese.'Order' in hiragana is めいれい.

word

命令

Meaning

Order

Reading

めいれい

meirei

Kanji

命Command, Life 令Orders

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '命令 (めいれい)' means 'order' or 'command'. It is used to describe an authoritative directive given by someone in a position of authority, such as a boss, teacher, or military officer. This term is often used in formal or hierarchical contexts. For example: The boss gave an order「上司が命令を出した」(じょうしがめいれいをだした). The soldier followed the command「兵士は命令に従った」(へいしはめいれいにしたがった). It can also be used in legal or technical contexts, such as in programming, where it refers to a command given to a computer. For example: Execute the command「命令を実行しなさい」(めいれいをじっこうしなさい).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1477

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 命令

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

命

Meaning

Command, Life

kanji

令

Meaning

Orders

Words Related to 命令 Through the Kanji 命

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 命 as well.

word

命

Meaning

Life

word

生命

Meaning

Life

word

革命

Meaning

Revolution

word

一生懸命

Meaning

Hard, Earnestly

word

命ずる

Meaning

Command

word

懸命

Meaning

Earnest

word

運命

Meaning

Fate

word

寿命

Meaning

Lifespan

word

任命

Meaning

Appointment

word

使命

Meaning

Mission

word

命じる

Meaning

Order

Words Related to 命令 Through the Kanji 令

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 令 as well.

word

仮令

Meaning

Even

word

司令

Meaning

Command

word

令

Meaning

Order

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'Meirei' means 'Order' .

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