言(い)い付(つ)け

いいつけ
noun
order; command; telling on someone
communication
1. order; command; instructions
An instruction or order given by a person in authority, such as a parent, teacher, or boss.
親(おや)の言(い)い付(つ)けを守(まも)る。
To obey one's parents' instructions.
先生(せんせい)の言(い)い付(つ)けどおりにした。
I did as the teacher instructed.
母(はは)の言(い)い付(つ)けを破(やぶ)って遊(あそ)びに行(い)った。
I disobeyed my mother's instructions and went out to play.
2. telling on someone; tattling; reporting someone's wrongdoing
The act of informing an authority figure (parent, teacher) about someone else's bad behavior. Commonly used among children.
先生(せんせい)に言(い)い付(つ)けるよ！
I'm going to tell the teacher on you!
弟(おとうと)がすぐ親(おや)に言(い)い付(つ)けに行(い)く。
My younger brother immediately goes to tell on me to our parents.
言(い)い付(つ)けばかりする子(こ)は友達(ともだち)に嫌(きら)われる。
A child who always tattles is disliked by their friends.

Sense 1 (order/instruction) uses the noun form, while sense 2 (tattling) often appears as the verb 言(い)い付(つ)ける. Both senses derive from the verb 言(い)い付(つ)ける, but the usage contexts are quite different.

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Synonym: 命令(めいれい) (order (formal))
Synonym: 指示(しじ) (instruction, direction)
Related: 告(つ)げ口(ぐち) (tattling, informing on someone)
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Added 2026.3.22 11:34 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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