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帝命 (ていめい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

帝てい命めい

Meanings

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noun

Formal term for a command issued by an emperor. Used in historical or ceremonial contexts.

帝てい命めいにより、使し者しゃが地ち方ほうへ派は遣けんされた。
By imperial order, an envoy was dispatched to the provinces.

Kanji

帝sovereign, the emperor, god
命fate, command, decree

Similar words

勅ちょく命めい
勅命 also means 'imperial order' but is more common and can refer to orders from a wider range of imperial figures, while 帝命 specifically emphasizes the emperor's command.

Etymology

Compound of 帝 (emperor) and 命 (order, command). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with imperial decrees.