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令
command · order · law · good · excellent
N2On: れい
Memory Aid
The top part of 令 looks like a roof, and the bottom part resembles a person kneeling, perhaps in deference or to receive a **command** or **order**.
'Rei' — sounds like a 'RAY' of light, symbolizing a divine **order** or a proclamation from above.
Vocabulary
命令めいれいcommand, order
令和れいわReiwa era (current Japanese era name)
法令ほうれいlaws and ordinances
司令しれいcommand, directive
Example Sentences
先生の命令に従ってください。
Please follow the teacher's orders.
私たちは令和の時代に生きています。
We are living in the Reiwa era.
新しい法令が来月から施行されます。
A new law will take effect from next month.
司令部は新しい作戦を立てました。
The command center devised a new strategy.