Last Updated :2026/01/08

Hiragana
れい
Noun
historical rare
Japanese Meaning
命令。いいつけ。 / 律令制における各国の次官職。国司のうちの一つ。 / 「長官」を意味する語。「県令」などの形で用いる。 / 「よい」「立派な」といった意味を表す美称の要素。「令和」「令息」などに見られる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
めいれいやきまりをあらわすことば。むかしはくにやちいきをまとめるひとのなまえにもつかった。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
命令;法令 / (史)古代中国的地方官(如县令) / (史)日本明治初期的都道府县长官称号(知事的前身)
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
命令、法令 / (古代中國)地方長官、縣令 / (日本明治初期)知事的前身
Korean Meaning
명령, 법령 / (역사, 중국) 지방관·행정장관 / (메이지 초기, 일본) 지사(知事)의 전신인 관직
Indonesian
perintah atau dekret resmi / (sejarah, Tiongkok kuno) gubernur atau magistrat daerah / (sejarah, awal Meiji) pendahulu gubernur prefektur
Vietnamese Meaning
mệnh lệnh, sắc lệnh / (cổ Trung Hoa) quan chức cai trị địa phương; quan huyện / (Nhật thời Minh Trị) chức quan tiền thân của tỉnh trưởng
Tagalog Meaning
utos o kautusan / gobernador panrehiyon o magistrado (sinaunang Tsina) / dating titulo ng gobernador panlalawigan (maagang Meiji)
What is this buttons?

He started working immediately upon receiving an order from his boss.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他接到上司的命令后,立刻开始工作。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

他接到上司的命令,立刻開始工作。

Korean Translation

그는 상사로부터 명령을 받고 곧바로 일을 시작했습니다.

Indonesian Translation

Dia menerima perintah dari atasannya dan segera mulai bekerja.

Vietnamese Translation

Anh ấy nhận lệnh từ cấp trên và ngay lập tức bắt đầu làm việc.

Tagalog Translation

Agad siyang nagsimulang magtrabaho nang makatanggap ng utos mula sa kanyang nakatataas.

What is this buttons?
Sense(1)

an order, command, decree

Sense(2)

(historical) in ancient China, a regional governor or magistrate

Sense(3)

(historical) in the early Meiji period, the forerunner of a 知事 (chiji, “prefectural governor”)

Sense(4)

(historical) in the Kamakura period, the vice-minister of the 政所 (mandokoro, “office of financial affairs”)

Sense(5)

(historical) under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system,

Sense(6)

(rare, law, historical) an administrative and civil code developed during the Qin dynasty that was, alongside the 律 (ritsu), spread throughout East Asia especially Japan where it was further revised into the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system

romanization

hiragana

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an order, command, decree / (historical) in ancient China, a regional governor or magistrate / (historical) in the early Meiji period, the forerunner of a 知事 (chiji, “prefectural governor”)

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彼は上司からの令を受けて、すぐに仕事を始めました。

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He started working immediately upon receiving an order from his boss.

He started working immediately upon receiving an order from his boss.

See correct answer

彼は上司からの令を受けて、すぐに仕事を始めました。

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