命めい令れい

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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

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

order; command; directive

General term for an authoritative instruction given by a person, organization, or system. Used in military, legal, workplace, and everyday contexts.

上じょう司しは部ぶ下かに残ざん業ぎょうを命めい令れいした。
The boss ordered the subordinate to work overtime.
裁さい判ばん所しょが証しょう拠この提てい出しゅつを命めい令れいした。
The court ordered the submission of evidence.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

instruction; statement

computing

Computing term for a machine-level or programming-language instruction. Often used in contexts like CPU commands or SQL statements.

CPUはメモリから命めい令れいを読よみ取とって実じっ行こうする。
The CPU reads instructions from memory and executes them.
このSQL命めい令れいはテーブルを作さく成せいする。
This SQL statement creates a table.

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Usage patterns

命めい令れいに従したがうto obey an order
兵へい士したちは上じょう官かんの命めい令れいに従したがった。
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)
コンピューターはプログラムの命めい令れいを実じっ行こうする。
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
彼かれは上じょう司しの命めい令れいを無む視しして帰かえった。
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
社しゃ長ちょうは社しゃ員いんに残ざん業ぎょうを命めい令れいした。
The president ordered the employees to work overtime.
命めい令れいを受うけるto receive an order
部ぶ隊たいは撤てっ退たいの命めい令れいを受うけた。
The unit received an order to withdraw.

Expressions

命めい令れいを下くだすgive an order; issue a command
命めい令れいを伝つたえるpass on an order; pass the word

Kanji

命fate, command, decree
令orders, laws, command

Related words· 11

指し示じN3sense 1
指示 is a softer, more general term for directions or guidance, while 命令 conveys a stronger, authoritative order.
指し令れいN1sense 1
指令 is used for formal or systematic directives from an organization, whereas 命令 covers any authoritative order, including personal or military ones.
指さし図ずN1sense 1
指図 often carries a negative nuance of someone bossily giving orders, while 命令 is neutral and can describe legitimate authority.
令れい
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.

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命めいじるN3
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.
訓くん令れい
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.
司し令れい
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.
コマンド
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.
号ごう令れい
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.
命めいずるN2
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.
言いい渡わたし
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.

Don't confuse with

命めい名めい
命令 means 'order/command' while 命名 means 'naming'; they share the kanji 命 but have unrelated meanings.

Counted with

件けんN2
Used for matters, cases, or items as counted units; this is the natural counter for directives in documents or formal contexts.

Word family· 71

命めい令れい型がた
imperative
命めい令れい形けい
imperative form; command form
命めい令れい文ぶん
imperative sentence
命めい令れい書しょ
written order; directive; decree
命めい令れい法ほう
imperative mood

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命めい令れい調ちょう
commanding tone; authoritative manner
中ちゅう止し命めい令れい
cease and desist order; suspension order; stay order
作さく戦せん命めい令れい
operation order
出しゅつ動どう命めい令れい
marching orders; sailing orders; dispatch order
出しゅっ頭とう命めい令れい
summons; subpoena

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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.