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    3. 命じる

    命じる

    命めいじ​る​

    to order

    N3KMT8News #22+1CoreVerb, TransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab12 strokes

    めいじる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to order, to command
    2.
    to appoint

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    先せん生せいは生せい徒とに宿しゅく題だいを命めいじた。

    The teacher assigned homework to the students.

    KMT7Education
    上じょう司しは彼かれに新あたらしいプロジェクトの担たん当とうを命めいじた。

    His boss assigned him to be in charge of the new project.

    KMT8Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    社しゃ長ちょうは、全ぜん社しゃ員いんにコスト削さく減げん策さくの実じっ施しを命めいじた。

    The president ordered all employees to implement cost-cutting measures.

    KMT8Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは、困こん難なんな任にん務むを命めいじられたにもかかわらず、見み事ごとにやり遂とげた。

    Despite being assigned a difficult task, he accomplished it splendidly.

    KMT8Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    裁さい判ばん所しょは、被ひ告こくに損そん害がい賠ばい償しょうの支し払はらいを命めいじる判はん決けつを下くだした。

    The court issued a ruling ordering the defendant to pay damages.

    KMT9lawPolitics & Law

    Characters that make up this word

    命
    いのち…(2)
    fate・command・decree・destiny・life…(1)
    Kanji
    じ
    ji
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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