Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2157 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: imperial order

Kunyomi: いまし.める みことのり

Onyomi: チョク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: power, force

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ミコトノリ imperial decree, imperial edict

チョクイ meaning or gist of a decree

イチョク disobeying the emperor's order

カイチョク encyclical

Kunyomi Examples

みことのり imperial decree, imperial edict