令 – orders, laws, command

5 strokesTaught in grade 4#804 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 令 means orders, laws, command, decree, good. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is レイ (rei). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 人 (no. 9).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	レイ	rei

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 人 (Kangxi radical 9). Components: 个・卩・一.

Words using 令

命令めいれいorder指令しれいorder

Example sentences

ケンは自分の犬に、そこで待つように命令した。

Ken told his dog to wait there.

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戦勝国は敗戦国に講和条件を指令した。

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

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Kanji with the same radical

会人今代体作以保信件側任使係価住

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