令

orders, laws, command, decree, good

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

レイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Nanori (名乗り)

のりりょうれ

Stroke Order

5 / 5

Information

Grade:4

Strokes:5

JLPT:N2

Frequency:804

Vocabulary

レイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
戒厳令	カイゲンレイ	martial law
号令	ゴウレイ	order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
司令	シレイ	command; commander; commandant
司令官	シレイカン	commandant; commanding officer; general
司令部	シレイブ	headquarters

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
令	れい	command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
仮令	たとえ	even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever
仮令	たとい	even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever
律令	りつりょう	ritsuryō; criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
ご令嬢	ごれいじょう	your daughter; young woman

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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return, answer, fade, repay

plump, thick, big around

ladle, one tenth of a go, dip

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commonplace, ordinary, mediocre

part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

Grade 2JLPT N/A

public, prince, official, governmental