号令

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 号令 is read as ごうれい and is a noun for a loudly given command or call that coordinates a group’s action.
• Basic usage: Use 号令に合わせる for acting in time with it and 出発の号令が響く for a starting command ringing out.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Signal for coordinated action
  • A 号令 is closer to a formal call synchronizing a group than to a casual request made to one person.
• に and が
  • In 号令に合わせる, に marks the cue being followed; in 号令が響く, が makes the command itself the subject.