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命令 (めいれい, meirei) Japanese meaning: order | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 命令する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 命めい 令れい する 命めい 令れい しない Polite 命めい 令れい します 命めい 令れい しません Past polite 命めい 令れい しました 命めい 令れい しませんでした Past 命めい 令れい した 命めい 令れい しなかった Te-form 命めい 令れい して 命めい 令れい しないで Desire 命めい 令れい したい 命めい 令れい したくない Potential 命めい 令れい できる 命めい 令れい できない Passive 命めい 令れい される 命めい 令れい されない Causative 命めい 令れい させる 命めい 令れい させない Causative passive 命めい 令れい させられる 命めい 令れい させられない Volitional 命めい 令れい しよう Polite volitional 命めい 令れい しましょう Imperative 命めい 令れい しろ 命めい 令れい するな Conditional 命めい 令れい すれば 命めい 令れい しなければ Tara conditional 命めい 令れい したら 命めい 令れい しなかったら
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部ぶ
下か
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業ぎょう
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The boss ordered the subordinate to work overtime.
The court ordered the submission of evidence.
Usage patterns 命めい 令れい に 従したが う to obey an order
The soldiers obeyed their superior's order.
命めい 令れい を 実じっ 行こう する to execute an instruction (computing)
The computer executes the program's instructions.
命めい 令れい を 無む 視し する to ignore/disobey an order
He ignored his boss's order and went home.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 〈 事こと 〉 を 命めい 令れい する to order someone to do something
The president ordered the employees to work overtime.
命めい 令れい を 受う ける to receive an order
The unit received an order to withdraw.
Related words· 11 指示 is a softer, more general term for directions or guidance, while 命令 conveys a stronger, authoritative order.
指令 is used for formal or systematic directives from an organization, whereas 命令 covers any authoritative order, including personal or military ones.
指図 often carries a negative nuance of someone bossily giving orders, while 命令 is neutral and can describe legitimate authority.
命令 is the common, general word for an order or command, whereas 令 is a more formal, often legal or official term usually seen in compounds.
Show 7 more 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.
命令 is a direct order backed by authority and obligation, while 訓令 is a formal administrative directive typically issued by a superior body to subordinate offices.
命令 is a general order given by anyone in authority, while 司令 refers to the higher command role or authority itself, especially in military or organizational settings.
命令 is the native Japanese word for an instruction or order, while コマンド is the loanword used specifically for computer commands.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound of 命 (life, fate, command) and 令 (order, decree). The combination has been used since classical Chinese to mean an authoritative order.
命令 is a general word for an order or command from a superior, while 号令 specifically means a loud, authoritative command given to a group, as in military or classroom settings.
命令する is the everyday, explicit verb for giving an order, whereas 命ずる sounds terser and more formal, typical of official documents.
命令 is the general word for an order or command, while 言い渡し highlights the formal act of declaring that order aloud.
Show 5 more commanding tone; authoritative manner
cease and desist order; suspension order; stay order
operation order
marching orders; sailing orders; dispatch order
summons; subpoena
