Following his boss's orders, he immediately started the work.
令
orders, ancient laws, command, decree
Kanji
Grade
Grade 4
Strokes
5 strokes
Radical
人部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
レイ
Nanori (Name Reading)
おさ, なり, のり, はる, よし
Common Readings
レイ
Example sentences
There was a command, 'Back to original position!'
The daughter of that house was very elegant.
She was raised carefully as a daughter of a high-class family.
I heard that the president's daughter is getting married.
The order to withdraw was issued from headquarters.
Following the commander's order, the soldiers advanced all at once.
At the teacher's command of 'Attention!', the students took the posture of attention.
The commander calmly assessed the situation and ordered the troops to withdraw.
We await instructions from His Excellency the Commander.
Example Vocabulary
命令
command; order; decree; instruction
令嬢
daughter of a nobleman; young lady; daughter of a good family
ご令嬢
(someone's) daughter
指令
order; command; instruction
号令
command; order; word of command
司令官
commanding officer; commander
伝令
message; messenger; order
司令
司令部
社交辞令
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