JLPT N2 · 5 strokes
Kanji 令: "orders, laws, command"
The kanji 令 means "orders, laws, command, decree, good". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read レイ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | orders, laws, command, decree, good |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 804 of 2,501 |
Common words with 令
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 仮令even if; no matter (what); if; though
- 命令order; command; decree; directive · (software) instruction; statement
- 令嬢(your) daughter; young woman · daughter of a good family
- 号令order (esp. to a number of people); command · ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
- 指令order; directive; instructions; command
- 伝令delivering an order; dispatch of an order · messenger; orderly; runner
- 司令官commandant; commanding officer; general
- 司令command; commander; commandant
- 令command; order; dictation · nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
- 司令部headquarters
- 社交辞令something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service
- 命令を下すto give an order
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