指し揮き

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指揮する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	指し揮きする	指し揮きしない
Polite	指し揮きします	指し揮きしません
Past polite	指し揮きしました	指し揮きしませんでした
Past	指し揮きした	指し揮きしなかった
Te-form	指し揮きして	指し揮きしないで
Desire	指し揮きしたい	指し揮きしたくない
Potential	指し揮きできる	指し揮きできない
Passive	指し揮きされる	指し揮きされない
Causative	指し揮きさせる	指し揮きさせない
Causative passive	指し揮きさせられる	指し揮きさせられない
Volitional	指し揮きしよう
Polite volitional	指し揮きしましょう
Imperative	指し揮きしろ	指し揮きするな
Conditional	指し揮きすれば	指し揮きしなければ
Tara conditional	指し揮きしたら	指し揮きしなかったら

Meanings

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

command; direction; supervision

General term for leading, directing, or supervising people or operations. Often used in military, organizational, or project contexts.

彼かれはチームの指し揮きを任まかされた。
He was entrusted with the command of the team.
現げん場ばの作さ業ぎょう員いんを指し揮きする。
I direct the workers on site.

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

conducting (music)

Specifically refers to conducting an orchestra, choir, or other musical ensemble.

彼かの女じょはオーケストラの指し揮きをとった。
She conducted the orchestra.
合がっ唱しょう団だんを指し揮きするのは楽たのしい。
Conducting a choir is enjoyable.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を指し揮きするto command/direct someone (troops, staff, etc.)
隊たい長ちょうが兵へい士したちを指し揮きした。
The captain commanded the soldiers.
オーケストラを指し揮きするto conduct an orchestra
有ゆう名めいな指し揮き者しゃがそのオーケストラを指し揮きした。
A famous conductor conducted the orchestra.
〈組そ織しき〉を指し揮きするto direct or command an organization or team
彼かれはプロジェクトチームを指し揮きしている。
He is directing the project team.
〈人ひと〉の指し揮きの下もとでunder the command/direction of someone
将しょう軍ぐんの指し揮きの下もとで軍ぐん隊たいが動うごいた。
The army moved under the general's command.

Expressions

指し揮きを執とるtake command; lead; direct

Kanji

指finger, point to, indicate
揮brandish, wave, wag
麾beckon to, command

Related words· 7

指し導どうN3sense 1
指導 means guiding or teaching someone toward improvement, while 指揮 means giving direct orders or commands to control actions.
統とう率そつN1sense 1
統率 stresses unifying and leading a group as one, whereas 指揮 focuses on the act of issuing commands or directions.
統とう括かつ sense 1
統括 means overseeing and coordinating multiple parts into a whole, while 指揮 emphasizes actively directing actions in the moment.
采さい配はい sense 1
采配 (often 采配を振る) refers informally to directing or managing operations, while 指揮 is the more formal, general term for command.

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率ひきいるN1
指揮する is more formal and typically refers to conducting an orchestra or commanding military operations, while 率いる is a broader term for leading any group.
統とう帥すい
指揮 refers to general command or directing an operation, while 統帥 specifically denotes supreme, top-level command authority, especially in military hierarchies.
司し令れい
指揮 focuses on the act of directing or leading (like conducting an orchestra or battle), whereas 司令 emphasizes the position or authority of command.

Don't confuse with

指し示じN3sense 1
指示 means giving a specific instruction or pointer, while 指揮 means overall command or direction of people or a performance.

Word family· 12

指し揮き棒ぼう
conductor's baton; baton · perforated baton; bâton de commandement
指し揮き官かん
commander; commanding officer; CO
指し揮き所じょ
command post; headquarters
指し揮き権けん
right to command; command authority
指し揮き者しゃ
musical conductor · commander; leader; director

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指し揮き車しゃ
fire command vehicle; fire chief car
総そう指し揮き
supreme command; overall direction
指し揮き系けい統とう
chain of command
指し揮き隊たい車しゃ
fire command vehicle; fire chief car
訴そ訟しょう指し揮き
trial management; court's control over proceedings
陣じん頭とう指し揮き
taking command on the front lines; leading from the front

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Written forms

指し揮きUsage97%
Standard kanji form; high-frequency in news and general use.
しきUsage3%
指し麾き
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 麾 is not a jōyō kanji.

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 指揮 (t͡ɕiɪ hiuᴇ), meaning 'to command, to direct'. The kanji 指 means 'finger, point' and 揮 means 'brandish, wield', together suggesting the act of pointing and directing.