Illustration: At a small residential intersection, a uniformed traffic officer faces an approaching delivery van with one arm extended and the palm held squarely toward the driver. The van has stopped short of the officer, and a cyclist behind it has planted one foot on the ground in obedience to the same signal.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

命めい令れい

meirei

order, command

Example sentences

  1. ケンは自分じぶんの犬いぬに、そこで待まつように命令めいれいした。

    Ken told his dog to wait there.

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  2. 私わたしの命令めいれいは絶対ぜったいだ。

    My orders are absolute.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれはだまれと命令めいれいされた。

    He was ordered to shut up.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 命令

  • 命fate; commandOnメイ・ミョウKunいのち
  • 令orders; lawsOnレイ

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