How to say "directive" in Japanese

• 指令しれいJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'directive' as an order or set of instructions issued by someone in authority. It suits contexts where a command or directive is handed down, such as instructions from a headquarters to those carrying them out.
  戦勝国せんしょうこくは敗戦国はいせんこくに講和こうわ条件じょうけんを指令しれいした。↗

  The victorious country dictated the terms of peace to the defeated country.
• 通達つうたつCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'directive' in the administrative sense of an official notice communicated from higher to lower levels of an organization or government. Use it when the directive is a formal notification circulated downward rather than a personal command.
• 訓令くんれいCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'directive' as instructions given by a superior to subordinates, typically within an official or administrative setting. It fits when a directive sets out how those under authority are to act or proceed.
• 命令めいれいJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbPrimarily means 'order' or 'command', and 'directive' is only one of its glosses. It is the word for a direct command that must be obeyed; for the administrative senses above, one of the other entries is usually the better choice.
  ケンは自分じぶんの犬いぬに、そこで待まつように命令めいれいした。↗

  Ken told his dog to wait there.

Use 命令 for a direct command, 指令 for an authoritative order or instruction, 訓令 for instructions issued to subordinates, and 通達 for an official notice passed down through an administration.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 指令しれいorder
• 通達つうたつnotification
• 訓令くんれいdirective
• 命令めいれいorder
• ディレクティブdirective
• 命令書めいれいしょdecree