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What does 命じる (めいじる, meijiru) mean?

命じる (めいじる, meijiru) means to order, to command; to appoint.

Quick facts
Readingめいじる
Romajimeijiru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
めいじる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmeijiru

to order, to command; to appoint

  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to order; to command
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to appoint

Example sentences

  • The department head ordered me to do the work.

  • He ordered everyone to be quiet.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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