What does 命じる in Japanese mean?

What is the meaning of the word 命じる in Japanese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use 命じる in Japanese.

The word 命じる in Japanese means order, ～に～を課す、命じる, ～に命令する、指令する、指示する、命じる, ～を［～と］命じる. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word 命じる

order

～に～を課す、命じる

(order)

The prison guard charged him with the cleaning of the latrines.

～に命令する、指令する、指示する、命じる

(command) (命令)

私はあなたに返金と謝罪を命じます。

I'm ordering you to put that money back and apologize.

～を［～と］命じる

(decree)

The judge ordered that he stay away from the victim.

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Japanese is an East Asian language spoken by more than 125 million people in Japan and Japanese diaspora around the world. The Japanese language also stands out for being commonly written in a combination of three typefaces: kanji and two types of kana onomatopoeia including hiragana and katakana. Kanji is used to write Chinese words or Japanese words that use kanji to express meaning. Hiragana is used to record Japanese original words and grammatical elements such as auxiliary verbs, auxiliary verbs, verb endings, adjectives... Katakana is used to transcribe foreign words.