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君命 (くんめい, kunmei) Japanese meaning: ruler's orders | Kotomora

君くん命めい

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Meanings

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ruler's orders; imperial command

Formal, historical term for a command from a monarch or lord. Not used in everyday modern contexts.

君くん命めいに背そむくことはできなかった。
I could not disobey the ruler's orders.

Kanji

君mister, you, ruler
命fate, command, decree

Related words

命めい令れい
命令 is the general modern word for 'order' or 'command', while 君命 is a specific historical term for a ruler's command.

Etymology

Compound of 君 (ruler, monarch) and 命 (order, command). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with imperial or lordly commands.