号令|ごうれいgourei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verborder (esp. to a number of people); command
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbritual of bowing at start and end of school class
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 号令する（ごうれいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 号令します（ごうれいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 号令しない（ごうれいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 号令しません（ごうれいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 号令せず・号令せぬ（ごうれいせず・ごうれいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 号令した（ごうれいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 号令しました（ごうれいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 号令しなかった（ごうれいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 号令しませんでした（ごうれいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 号令して（ごうれいして） |
| Potential | 号令できる（ごうれいできる） |
| Passive | 号令される（ごうれいされる） |
| Causative | 号令させる（ごうれいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 号令させられる（ごうれいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 号令すれば（ごうれいすれば） |
| tara | 号令したら（ごうれいしたら） |
| Volitional | 号令しよう（ごうれいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 号令しましょう（ごうれいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 号令しろ（ごうれいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym命令めいれいNeutralThe broadest word for an order from a superior; also covers laws and decrees and software instructions. 「号令」 is typically a call shouted to a group.
- Synonym指令しれいNeutralAn order or directive passed down from a higher organization, as in 「本部の指令」; conveyed between organizations, not a call shouted on the spot.
- Synonym命じるめいじるNeutralVerb meaning to order or appoint, as in 「退場を命じる」; it centres on the act of ordering itself and is not limited to commanding a group.
- Synonym指図さしずNeutralDirections or bossing someone around, as in 「指図を受ける」; carries a meddling, dictating nuance. 「号令」 is a call issued to a group at once.
- Synonym命ずるめいずるWrittenSame meaning as 「命じる」, an alternative conjugation of the same verb, but stiffer and more at home in written prose. 「号令」 is a command to a crowd.
- Synonym下命かめいWrittenWritten prose: a superior issuing an order to subordinates; rare, mostly in official documents. 「号令」 stresses a call to a group at once.
- Synonym下知げじWrittenAn archaic word for commanding; also a court judgment from the Kamakura to Muromachi periods. Rare today—say 「指図」 or 「命令」 instead.
- Related言いつけるいいつけるCasualColloquial verb: to tell someone to do something, also to snitch; usually directed at an individual. 「号令」 is a command to a group.
- Related仰せ付けるおおせつけるFormalHonorific verb for ordering or appointing that elevates the one giving the order, as in 「何なりと仰せ付けください」. 「号令」 is a call to a group.
- Related申し付けるもうしつけるFormalA deferential verb for politely instructing; 「何なりとお申し付けください」 is a set phrase inviting someone to give orders anytime. 「号令」 addresses a crowd.
- Related令するれいするWrittenWritten verb for issuing an order; rare in modern Japanese—say 「命じる」 instead. 「号令」 is typically a shouted call to a group.
Use 「号令」 for a leader commanding a crowd at once, as in 「号令をかける」 or 「天下に号令する」. For an ordinary order say 「命令」, for one passed down through an organization 「指令」, and for telling someone to do something 「言いつける」. 「命じる」 is the neutral verb for ordering; most of the other verbs are written, formal or archaic.
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