JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 勅: "imperial order"
The kanji 勅 means "imperial order". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チョク in on'yomi and いまし.める, みことのり in kun'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)
チョク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いまし.めるみことのり
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 | imperial order |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2157 of 2,501 |
Common words with 勅
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 勅命imperial command
- 勅使imperial envoy; imperial messenger
- 勅令(imperial) edict
- 勅許imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
- 詔勅imperial edict; decree
- 勅書imperial rescript
- 密勅secret order of the Emperor; confidential imperial command
- 勅語imperial rescript
- 勅撰集imperially commissioned poetry anthology
- 教育勅語Imperial Rescript on Education (1890)
- 勅撰compilation for the emperor; emperor's literary production
- 勅任imperial appointment
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