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勅: imperial order

JLPT N19 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

力 carries the meaning · 束 is drawn in

9 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

チョクchoku · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 詔勅しょうちょくimperial edict; decree
  • 勅意ちょくいmeaning or gist of a decree

みことのりmikotonori · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 勅みことのりimperial decree; imperial edict

Also read いましめる, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Flex your arm and feel the power! That's 力, representing the raw muscle and effort required to change the world.”
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

Also read チョク

2 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
勅 imperial order · 束 + 力
vs架 erect · 加 + 木
勅 has 束 + 力 where 架 has 加 + 木.
In ChineseA Japanese form · Chinese writes 敕 · chì

勅 is a Japanese simplification. Chinese writes 敕 in both simplified and traditional script.

Simplified
敕 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
敕 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin chì most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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