命じる|めいじるmeijiru[4]odaka (tail-high)

1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto order; to command
   キャプテンは静しずかにするように命めいじた。↗

   The captain commanded silence.
2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto appoint

• Synonym命ずるめいずるWrittenAlternate form of 「命じる」 with the same meaning and usage, but with a more written, dignified feel.
• Synonym命令めいれいNeutralA noun that also takes する, for an order or command; 「命じる」 is the verb and has a more written tone.
• Synonym指令しれいNeutralDirectives from a higher organ to a lower one; leans toward use within organizations.
• Synonym言いつけるいいつけるNeutralColloquial for telling someone to do something, as in 「用事を言いつける」; also means to tell on someone.
• Synonym号令ごうれいNeutralCalling out commands to a crowd, as in 「号令をかける」; the point is getting everyone to act in unison.
• Synonym指図さしずNeutralDirecting or bossing people about; often carries the unpleasant nuance of being pushed around.
• Synonym下命かめいWrittenWritten style, for a superior issuing an order down to subordinates; rarely used in modern Japanese.
• Synonym令するれいするWrittenWritten style for giving orders or instructions; very rare today — in daily speech use 「命じる」 or 「命令する」.
• Synonym下知げじWrittenArchaic word for giving orders or commands; seen mostly in period dramas.
• Related指揮しきNeutralCommanding and directing a group's actions as a whole, as in 「指揮を執る」; about overall leadership, not a single order.
• Related指示しじNeutralPointing out how something should be done; milder in tone than 「命じる」 and typical of work arrangements.
• Related指導しどうNeutralGuidance and teaching, as in 「技術指導」; leans toward teaching rather than commanding.
• Related仰せ付けるおおせつけるFormalHonorific for a superior giving instructions; common in deferential, polite settings.
• Related申し付けるもうしつけるNeutralTo tell or instruct someone to do something; often in 「お申し付けください」, giving it a service-industry flavor.
• Related任じるにんじるWrittenWritten style for appointing someone or taking a role on oneself, as in 「委員に任じる」; matches the appoint sense of 「命じる」.
• Related任ずるにんずるWrittenAlternate form of 「任じる」 with a more written feel; covers appointing and taking on a role, but not general ordering.
• Related差配さはいWrittenWritten style for managing and directing affairs, or managing property on an owner's behalf; rare in modern use.
• Antonym従うしたがうNeutralTo obey or follow orders; opposite of 「命じる」 on the giving-versus-executing side.
• Antonym服するふくするWrittenWritten in style: to obey or submit, also to serve a sentence or observe mourning; the opposite of 「命じる」.

Use 「命じる」 when a superior orders something done or appoints someone. For the noun use 「命令」; for milder work instructions 「指示」; for in-organization directives 「指令」; for what a senior tells you to do 「言いつける」. 「命ずる」 is a written variant; 「下命」, 「令する」 and 「差配」 are rare written words, 「下知」 archaic; 「仰せ付ける」 is honorific, 「申し付ける」 service language; 「指揮」 is overall command, 「号令」 crowd commands, 「指図」 bossing with a negative feel; 「任じる」/「任ずる」 cover appointing; 「指導」 is guidance. The opposite is 「従う」, or written 「服する」.

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

1. 何なんかの行為こういをするよう要求ようきゅうする。
2. 何なんかの品物しなものを用意よういさせる。飲食物いんしょくぶつを注文ちゅうもんする。
3. 役職者やくしょくしゃを決きめる。職務しょくむを委ゆだねる。
4. 題名だいめいを付つける。