命めいじる

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命じる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	命めいじる	命めいじない
Polite	命めいじます	命めいじません
Past polite	命めいじました	命めいじませんでした
Past	命めいじた	命めいじなかった
Te-form	命めいじて	命めいじないで
Desire	命めいじたい	命めいじたくない
Potential	命めいじられるalso 命めいじれる	命めいじられないalso 命めいじれない
Passive	命めいじられる	命めいじられない
Causative	命めいじさせる	命めいじさせない
Causative passive	命めいじさせられる	命めいじさせられない
Volitional	命めいじよう
Polite volitional	命めいじましょう
Imperative	命めいじろ	命めいじるな
Conditional	命めいじれば	命めいじなければ
Tara conditional	命めいじたら	命めいじなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

order; command

Used when someone in authority tells someone else to do something. Often implies a formal or hierarchical relationship.

上じょう司しは部ぶ下かに資し料りょうの準じゅん備びを命めいじた。
The boss ordered his subordinate to prepare the documents.
裁さい判ばん官かんは証しょう人にんに真しん実じつを話はなすよう命めいじた。
The judge commanded the witness to tell the truth.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

appoint; assign to a position

Used when someone is officially placed in a role or position, such as a committee member or a representative.

彼かれは新あたらしいプロジェクトのリーダーに命めいじられた。
He was appointed as the leader of the new project.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉を命めいじるto order someone to do something
上じょう司しは部ぶ下かに退たい去きょを命めいじた。
The boss ordered his subordinate to leave.
〈人ひと〉を〈事こと〉に命めいじるto appoint someone to a position
社しゃ長ちょうは彼かれを新あたらしい部ぶ署しょの責せき任にん者しゃに命めいじた。
The president appointed him as the head of the new department.
〈人ひと〉に〈動どう詞し〉ように命めいじるto order someone to do (a certain action)
裁さい判ばん官かんは被ひ告こくに出しゅっ頭とうするよう命めいじた。
The judge ordered the defendant to appear in court.

Kanji

命fate, command, decree

Related words· 8

命めい令れいN3sense 1
命令する is the everyday word for giving an order, while 命じる sounds more formal and is often used in written or official contexts.
任にん命めいN1sense 2
任命する is the standard, common word for officially appointing someone to a position, while 命じる in this sense sounds stiffer and more literary.
指し示じN3sense 1
指示する means to give instructions or directions and feels less authoritative than 命じる, which implies a clear command from a superior.
指し名めいN1sense 2
指名する means to name or designate a specific person for a role, whereas 命じる emphasizes the authoritative act of assigning that role.

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命めいずるN2
命じる is the common ichidan form with identical meanings, while 命ずる is a more formal or literary zuru-verb variant used mainly in official writing.
言いいつけるN2
命じる is more formal and authoritative, often used in official or military orders, while 言いつける is used for everyday instructions from a superior to a subordinate.
課かする
命じる means to order or command someone to do something, whereas 課する specifically means to officially impose a duty, tax, or penalty.
言いい渡わたす
命じる focuses on giving an order or command, whereas 言い渡す emphasizes the formal act of announcing a decision (such as a verdict) to someone.

Politeness

仰おおせ付つけるhonorific 尊敬語sense 1
仰せつける is the honorific version of 命じる, used to respectfully describe an order given by a superior such as a lord or high official.

Don't confuse with

明めい示じ
明示する (めいじする) sounds almost identical to 命じる (めいじる) but means 'to state clearly', not 'to order'.
任にんじる sense 2
任じる looks and sounds similar to 命じる and also relates to appointing someone, but it usually describes taking on or being entrusted with a duty rather than issuing a command.

Word family

命めいじ終おわる
finish giving orders; finish commanding

Etymology

Compound of 命 (mei, 'order, command') + じる (jiru, verb-forming suffix). The suffix じる is a variant of ずる, which attaches to Sino-Japanese nouns to form verbs.