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令

JLPT N2 SL4 5 strokes Frequency: #804

Meanings

Orders, Ancient Laws, Command, Decree

Radicals

人

Decomposition

⿱人？

Etymology

Ideographic: A person kneeling before a master 人

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 5

Stroke Order

1 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

2 diagonal right-to-left

3 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

4 corner bottom-to-top

5 dot bottom-to-top

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

レイ rei

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

No common kun'yomi readings

Words Using This Kanji

240 words total

Other (20 words)

予令よれい

preparatory command

律令りつりょう

ritsuryō

令室れいしつ

your wife

令孫れいそん

your grandchild

令望れいぼう

good reputation

令兄れいけい

your elder brother

令色れいしょく

fawning look (on one's face)

令夫人れいふじん

Mrs

令娘れいじょう

your daughter

令姉れいし

your elder sister

令息れいそく

son

令聞れいぶん

good reputation

令名れいめい

good reputation

令嬢れいじょう

(your) daughter

令弟れいてい

your younger brother

令妹れいまい

your younger sister

command

令状れいじょう

warrant

令堂れいどう

home

家令かれい

steward

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