9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

imperial order

Kun'yomi
  • いましめる
  • imperial decree
On'yomi
  • チョ
    imperial decree
Nanori
  • のり

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

チョク 72.2%
みことのり 24.2%
3.5%

Character Breakdown

imperial order
チョク みことのり て (9th, N1)
bundle, sheaf, ream
ソク たば つか (4th, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
power, strength, strong
リョク ちから リキ (1st, N4)

Common Words

imperial command
imperial envoy
(imperial) edict
poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439)
secret order of the Emperor
imperial rescript
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References

Unicode hex code 52C5
JIS X 0208 1-36-28
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 725
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 540
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1451
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1841
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 973
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1319
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1667
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1796
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 2034
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 898
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1478
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2354
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1600
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1886
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2056
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1103
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1234
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1895
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 217
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1683
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2g7.1
Four corner code 5492.7
De Roo Code 1545