What is the Kanji for "Orders"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Orders", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Orders" is "令".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Rei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "亼" . And The radical "卩" means "Seal" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "令" mean in japanese?

"令" means "Orders".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fourth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

命令: "Order". The verbal noun '命令 (めいれい)' means 'order'. This term refers to an authoritative instruction or directive that must be carried out. It is often used in formal or military contexts to express a command that someone is required to follow. For example: The general gave the troops a direct order - (将軍は部隊に明確な命令を下した). She obeyed the teacher's order - (彼女は先生の命令に従った).

仮令: "Even if" or "Although". The adverb '仮令 (たとえ)' means 'even if' or 'although'. It is used to introduce a hypothetical or unlikely situation, often to emphasize that something will occur regardless of the conditions. For example: Even if it rains, I will go - (仮令雨が降っても、行きます). Although it's cold, I still want to go outside - (仮令寒いが、外に出たい).

司令: "Commander". The Japanese noun '司令 (しれい)' means 'commander'. This word refers to a military officer who is in charge of a particular unit or operation. It can also be used to describe the person in charge of an organization or a particular activity. For example: The battalion commander - (大隊の司令), The commander of the ship - (艦長)

令: "Order". The Japanese suffix '令 (れい)' means 'order'. It is often used in formal or official contexts to indicate a command, edict, or decree. For example: 皇帝の詔令 (こうていのしょうれい) - Imperial edict, 政令 (せいれい) - Government ordinance.

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "れ" is read as "re". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.