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命令

めいれい

order, command

Mnemonic

Both halves are the same picture, somebody kneeling under a roof while it is handed down to them. May めい, Ray れい, do it. She heard it and did not: めいれい.

Built from

life, command
A figure kneeling under a roof to be handed an order. The one character does the order and the life you were given.
order, command
𠆢 roof + 卩 kneeling figure

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