| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | n bad decree | 悪令 |
| gen. | n decree of cloistered emperor | 院宣 |
| gen. | decree sought in petition | 請求の主旨 |
| gen. | n divorce by decree | 判決離婚 |
| gen. | n heaven's decree | 天命 news2 nf32 |
| gen. | n imperial decree | 詔 spec2 |
| gen. | n imperial decree | 勅 ichi1 news2 nf36 |
| gen. | n imperial decree | 勅宣 |
| gen. | n meaning or gist of a decree | 勅意 |
| astr. | in ancient China next year's calendar and decrees | 朔 (distributed by the Emperor at year's end, さく) |
| gen. | n obeying an imperial decree | 奉勅 |
| gen. | n presidential decree | 大統領布告 |
| gen. | n receiving an imperial decree | 奉勅 |
| gen. | n royal decree | 王法 |
| gen. | n will or decree | 上意 news2 nf35 (esp. of shogun) |