令
Orders
Meanings
Orders, Ancient Laws, Command, Decree
On'yomi
れい
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Stroke order
令 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
令 (Orders) is taught on WaniKani at level 11 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #804 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.
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