めいれい

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of めいれい – see the following entries.

【命令】 [noun] order, direction, instruction, commandment [noun] decree from a court [verb] to order, to command [verb] to issue a decree

【螟蛉】 [noun] Synonym of 青虫 (aomushi): any butterfly or moth larvae that are colored green [noun] (figurative) Synonym of 養子 (yōshi): an adopted child

(This term, めいれい, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)