命令

• 読み: めいれい
• ローマ字: meirei
• 漢字の分解: 命 (mei) — life, command; 令 (rei) — order, rule, law
• 発音: /meː.ɾeː/

意味

Order; command; decree. An authoritative instruction that must be followed.

A noun that also functions as a suru verb (命令する). Stronger and more direct than 指示 (instruction) or お願い (request). Used in military, legal, and hierarchical contexts. In computing, 命令 also means a command or instruction to a machine. The 命令形 (meireikei) is the imperative form in Japanese grammar.

例文

1. 上官の命令には絶対に従わなければならない。
2. 避難命令が出たのですぐに逃げてください。
3. 彼は誰の命令も聞かない性格だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: military, legal, workplace

トーン: authoritative

起源と歴史

Compound of 命 (mei, life/decree) and 令 (rei, order/rule). A decree issued with the weight of authority — a command that carries the force of law or rank.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal