勅
imperial order
Readings
On'yomi
- チョク
Kun'yomi
- いまし.める
- みことのり
Nanori
- て
- のり
Meaning
勅 centers on a formal command from a ruler: an imperial order or decree.
Most common words using 勅
20 of 42- 勅語ちょくご
imperial rescript
- 勅命ちょくめい
imperial command
- 詔勅しょうちょく
imperial edict; decree
- 勅使ちょくし
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
- 勅撰ちょくせん
compilation for the emperor; emperor's literary production
- ミラノ勅令ミラノちょくれい
Edict of Milan (313 CE edict that proclaimed religious tolerance in the Roman Empire)
- 勅令ちょくれい
(imperial) edict
- 勅任ちょくにん
imperial appointment
- 勅任官ちょくにんかん
imperial appointee
- 勅使門ちょくしもん
imperial envoy gate; temple gate used by imperial envoy
- 勅勘ちょっかん
the emperor's censure
- 勅問ちょくもん
imperial question
- 勅宣ちょくせん
imperial decree
- 勅意ちょくい
meaning or gist of a decree
- 勅撰和歌集ちょくせんわかしゅう
poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439); Imperial collection of poetry
- 勅撰集ちょくせんしゅう
imperially commissioned poetry anthology
- 勅旨ちょくし
imperial order; imperial will
- 勅書ちょくしょ
imperial rescript
- 勅祭ちょくさい
festival held by imperial order
- 勅祭社ちょくさいしゃ
shrine whose rituals are attended by an imperial envoy (who presents offerings)
Study
Etymology
勅 combines 束 (bundle) and 力 (power), originally representing the binding force of an imperial decree. The modern form retains this structure.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 束 looks like a bundle of official documents tied together, and the right side 力 is the power enforcing them. Together they represent an imperial order backed by authority.
Reading mnemonic
For チョク, imagine a ruler issuing a decree with a sharp, commanding sound: chok! The chok sound cues チョク, and the order is delivered with force.