Kanji

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

命令 めいれい
彼は上司の命令に従って、すぐに作業を開始した。

Following his boss's orders, he immediately started the work.

もとへ もとへ
「もとへ！」という命令があった。

There was a command, 'Back to original position!'

令嬢 れいじょう
その家の令嬢は、とても気品にあふれていた。

The daughter of that house was very elegant.

深窓 しんそう
彼女は深窓の令嬢として大切に育てられた。

She was raised carefully as a daughter of a high-class family.

ご令嬢 ごれいじょう
社長のご令嬢が結婚されると伺いました。

I heard that the president's daughter is getting married.

指令 しれい
本部から撤退の指令が下された。

The order to withdraw was issued from headquarters.

号令 ごうれい
指揮官の号令に従って、兵士たちは一斉に前進した。

Following the commander's order, the soldiers advanced all at once.

気をつけ きをつけ
先生の号令で、生徒たちは気をつけの姿勢をとった。

At the teacher's command of 'Attention!', the students took the posture of attention.

司令官 しれいかん
司令官は冷静に状況を判断し、部隊に撤退を命じた。

The commander calmly assessed the situation and ordered the troops to withdraw.

閣下 かっか
司令官閣下の指示を仰ぎます。

We await instructions from His Excellency the Commander.

Example Vocabulary

命令

めいれい

command; order; decree; instruction

令嬢

れいじょう

daughter of a nobleman; young lady; daughter of a good family

ご令嬢

ごれいじょう

(someone's) daughter

指令

しれい

order; command; instruction

号令

ごうれい

command; order; word of command

司令官

しれいかん

commanding officer; commander

伝令

でんれい

message; messenger; order

司令

しれい

command; command officer

司令部

しれいぶ

社交辞令

しゃこうじれい

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