命令|めいれいmeirei[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verborder; command; decree; directive
   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.
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, computing(software) instruction; statement

• Synonym指令しれいNeutralAn order from a higher organ to a lower one, as in 「本部からの指令」; formal directives within an organization rather than a personal order.
• Synonym命じるめいじるNeutralVerb meaning to order or appoint, as in 「退去を命じる」; 「命令」 itself serves as both noun and action with する.
• Synonym命ずるめいずるWrittenWritten form used just like 「命じる」, but with a more formal, dignified tone.
• SynonymコマンドNeutralLoanword for commands given to a computer or between programs, also a command key; IT jargon, not for everyday orders.
• Synonym号令ごうれいNeutralA command shouted to a crowd, as in 「号令をかける」; the point is making many people act in unison.
• Synonym訓令くんれいFormalFormal administrative term for duty orders issued by a higher government organ to a lower one.
• Synonym言いつけるいいつけるNeutralColloquial verb for telling someone to do something, or tattling to someone, as in 「先生に言いつける」.
• Synonym指図さしずNeutralDirecting or bossing people about, as in 「人の指図は受けない」; often carries resentment at being ordered around.
• Synonym下命かめいWrittenWritten word for a superior issuing an order to subordinates; little used in modern Japanese.
• Synonym下知げじWrittenArchaic word for giving orders or directing people; mostly seen in period dramas.
• Synonym令するれいするWrittenWritten verb meaning to give an order; rarely used in modern Japanese.
• Related指示しじNeutralTelling someone how to do something, as in 「上司の指示に従う」; a softer tone than 「命令」.
• Related司令しれいNeutralCommand of an army or fleet, or the commander himself; stresses the function of supreme command.
• Related指揮しきNeutralLeading and directing a whole group, or conducting music, as in 「指揮を執る」; stresses unifying everyone.
• Related仰せ付けるおおせつけるFormalHonorific for a superior instructing or ordering someone; found in old-fashioned or deferential settings.
• Related申し付けるもうしつけるFormalTo instruct or entrust a task, as in 「何なりとお申し付けください」; common in the service industry for awaiting orders.
• RelatedインストラクションNeutralLoanword for operating instructions or guidance; it carries no coercive force.
• Related申し渡すもうしわたすFormalTo announce or declare formally, as in 「判決を申し渡す」; leans toward formal occasions.
• Related言いつけいいつけNeutralColloquial noun for what elders or superiors tell you to do, as in 「親の言いつけを守る」; also means tattling.

「命令」 is for a superior forcing a subordinate to act. Pick 「指示」 for a softer tone, 「指令」 for formal directives inside an organization, 「号令」 for commands shouted to a crowd, 「言いつけ」 for what elders tell you, and 「指揮」 for commanding the whole group. The rest are narrower: 「コマンド」 is IT jargon, 「訓令」 administrative, and verbs like 「命じる」 or 「言いつける」 replace 「命令する」.

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

1. 上位者じょういしゃが相手あいてに対たいしてあることをするよう強つよく言いうこと。またその発言はつげんや伝達でんたつ。
2. 国くになどの行政ぎょうせい機関きかんが法律ほうりつを実施じっしするため、命めいじることやその内容ないよう。
3. コンピューターに指示しじして処理しょりをさせるための文字列もじれつ。コマンド。