命じる (めいじる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

命じる (めいじる) means to order / to command / to appoint.

See example sentences below.

命じる at a glance

命じる

めいじるmeijiru

N3verb

to order / to command / to appoint

命じるめいじるmeijiruN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to order / to command / to appoint

Example 1

先生は学生に宿題を命じた。

Translation

The teacher ordered the students to do homework.

Example 2

会社は彼を新しい部長に命じた。

Translation

The company appointed him as the new manager.