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令 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「人」

道
7Elementary year 4 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「人」
On
レイれい · rei
Kun
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Meaning
command; order; decree

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A character showing a person kneeling to receive orders from above, hence "to command / an order."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onレイれいrei令嬢れいじょう法令ほうれい命令めいれい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 命令めいれい

    command; order

  • 号令ごうれい

    command call; order

More words with this kanji

  • 令嬢れいじょう
  • 箝口令かんこうれい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

大(おお)きな声(こえ)で号令(ごうれい)をかける。

I give the command in a loud voice.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

号令命令令号number命life以by mea…伝to tra…仲relati…佐to hel…低low冷cold例exampl…礼courte…伶court…戻return
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Compound

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