くんれい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of くんれい – see the following entry.

[noun] (from a superior, to an inferior) instruction, order, command

[noun] (government) an order from a higher government office, such as the Cabinet or a ministry, to a lower government office, which interprets ordinances or policies, or directs and supervises its duties and exercise of authority

[noun] (military) an order with only an objective, leaving the choice of the method to the executor

[verb] (from a superior, to an inferior) to instruct, command

[verb] (government) to issue a command as mentioned above

[verb] (military) to issue a command as mentioned above

(This term, くんれい, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)