EntryCommonJLPT N1
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    order; directive; instructions; command

    戦勝国は敗戦国に講和条件を指令した。
    The victorious country dictated the terms of peace to the defeated country.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)

Kun
ゆびさ.す-さ.し
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
155 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

いぶさしさす

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3c6.15The Kanji Dictionary
5206.1Four corner code
1378deroo
6307Unicode hex code
1-27-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1904Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2152New Nelson (John Haig)
378New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
452Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
278Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
337Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
659Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
711Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
241A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
800Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
729Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12034Morohashi
289A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1041Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1082Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
226sakade
569Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
305henshall3
327Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
292crowley
775Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
888Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
666Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhi3, zhi1Pinyin reading
jiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

orders, laws, command, decree, good

On
レイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N2
Frequency
804 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

のりりょう

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-3, 2-3-2SKIP code
2a3.9The Kanji Dictionary
8030.7, 8022.7Four corner code
2844deroo
4ee4Unicode hex code
1-46-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
360Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
121New Nelson (John Haig)
1995New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2489Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1259Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1725Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1401Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1503Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
668A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
155Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
496Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
387Morohashi
603A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
831Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
736sakade
303Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
633henshall3
460Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
998Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
46Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1413Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ling4, ling2, ling3Pinyin reading
ryeongKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level