めい
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to order; to command
2. to appoint
Kanji used
continued existence
Pitch accent
いじる
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Composed of
order; command; life; destiny; fate
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
Examples (30 in total)
I order you to turn right.
The chairperson ordered silence.
She pouted when she was told to wash the dishes.
He bade me stay behind.
The general commanded that the city be attacked.
The teacher ordered the classroom to be cleaned.
He commanded us to work hard.
The policeman commanded them to stop.
The general ordered the massacre of all war prisoners.
The general commanded him to report to headquarters.
He was decreed to pay the fine.
The teacher told him to rewrite his essay.
I ordered them to leave the room.
Our teacher demanded that we keep quiet.
The doctor ordered me to stay in bed.
The police ordered the suspect to drop his gun.
The doctor ordered that he take a rest.
The king ordered that the prisoner should be set free.
His doctor told him not to drink alcohol.
The court decreed that the charge be paid.
The president instructed the employees to improve their productivity.
He was lazy and irresponsible. Thus, he was told to leave the company.
He appointed me to do this task.
He ordered the boys not to shout in the classroom.
He ordered them to survey population growth.
The doctor ordered me a complete rest.
The boss ordered us to work from morning till night.
The manager ordered all the rooms to be swept clean as soon as possible.
The court ordered me to pay a hundred thousand dollars in damages.
The government ordered that the price of soap be reduced by two pence.