司令|しれいshirei[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcommand; commander; commandant
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 司令する（しれいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 司令します（しれいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 司令しない（しれいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 司令しません（しれいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 司令せず・司令せぬ（しれいせず・しれいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 司令した（しれいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 司令しました（しれいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 司令しなかった（しれいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 司令しませんでした（しれいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 司令して（しれいして） |
| Potential | 司令できる（しれいできる） |
| Passive | 司令される（しれいされる） |
| Causative | 司令させる（しれいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 司令させられる（しれいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 司令すれば（しれいすれば） |
| tara | 司令したら（しれいしたら） |
| Volitional | 司令しよう（しれいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 司令しましょう（しれいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 司令しろ（しれいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym司令官しれいかんFormalFormal word for the officer commanding a large unit or fleet; 「司令」 leans toward the act of command and supervision or the person, and is also used in fire services.
- Synonym指揮しきNeutralCommanding and directing a group, or conducting an orchestra, as in 「指揮をとる」; 「司令」 usually means command and supervision in the military or fire services.
- Synonym指令しれいWrittenWritten style for a directive handed down from a higher body, as in 「指令を出す」; 「司令」 is command and supervision or the commander.
- Synonym指揮官しきかんNeutralA commander in the military, as in 「現場の指揮官」; 「司令」 stresses overall command and control of the whole force.
- Related統率とうそつWrittenWritten-style word for leading and holding a group together, as in 「統率力」; 「司令」 centers on commanding and supervising troops or fire services.
- Related命令めいれいNeutralAn order or directive, as in 「命令に従う」; 「司令」 refers to command and supervision or the person in charge.
- Related令れいWrittenWritten style; standing alone it means an order or a decree; 「司令」 denotes commanding and supervising an army or the like, or the person.
- Related率いるひきいるNeutralA verb meaning to lead or command, as in 「軍を率いる」; 「司令」 is a noun.
- Related統帥とうすいFormalFormal word for supreme command of an army, as in 「全軍を統帥する」; 「司令」 also covers command and supervision and often appears in job titles.
- Related下命かめいWrittenWritten style, meaning to issue an order to subordinates; 「司令」 refers to command and supervision or the person.
- Related下知げじWrittenWritten style for giving orders or directives, and historically a medieval court judgment; 「司令」 is about commanding troops and the like.
- Related都督ととくFormalFormal term for an official in ancient China who controlled military and civil affairs; 「司令」 is a modern command term.
- Antonym部下ぶかNeutralA subordinate under someone's command; it stands opposite 「司令」 as the receiver of orders rather than the giver.
Use 「司令」 for commanding and supervising troops or fire services, or for the person holding that post, as in 「司令部」 and 「消防司令」. For the head of a large unit or fleet choose 「司令官」; for an ordinary commander 「指揮官」; for a directive from above 「指令」. 「部下」 is the counterpart — the one who takes the orders.
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