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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

指し令れい

shirei

order, directive

Example sentences

  1. 戦勝国せんしょうこくは敗戦国はいせんこくに講和条件こうわじょうけんを指令しれいした。

    The victorious country dictated the terms of peace to the defeated country.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 消防隊しょうぼうたいは指令しれいを受うけてから5分以内ふんいないで現場げんばに来きていた。

    The fire brigade was on the scene within five minutes of receiving the call.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 政府せいふは諸藩しょはんに対たいする改革かいかくの指令しれいを布告ふこくし、財政状態ざいせいじょうたいの報告ほうこくをさせた。

    The government issued directives for reform to the various domains and required them to report on their finances.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 指令

  • 指finger; pointOnシKunゆび・さす
  • 令orders; lawsOnレイ

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