noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
receiving an order; commission
Formal term for receiving an official order, commission, or appointment. Often used in bureaucratic, military, or organizational contexts.
新たな任務を受命した。
I received a new assignment.
彼は大使として受命した。
He was commissioned as an ambassador.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
receiving the Mandate of Heaven
Historical term referring to the Chinese concept of an emperor receiving the mandate from heaven (天命) to rule. Rare in modern Japanese outside historical or academic contexts.
See also: 天命
中国の皇帝は天命を受命すると考えられた。
Chinese emperors were thought to receive the Mandate of Heaven.