Meaning of 辞令 in Japanese | RomajiDesu Japanese dictionary

Definition of 辞令

じれい(jirei) 【辞令】

(n) notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.)
彼は辞令を受けるように結局説得された。
He was eventually prevailed upon to accept the appointment.
wording; choice of language; phraseology

しゃこうじれい(shakoujirei) 【社交辞令】

(exp, adj-no) polite or diplomatic way of putting things; honeyed words; lip service
君の言っていることはただの社交辞令だよ。
You're just being diplomatic.

がいこうじれい(gaikoujirei) 【外交辞令】

(n, adj-no) diplomatic turn of phrase; diplomatic language; tactful way of expressing something
それは外交辞令だ。
Those words are mere diplomatic niceties.

しんぶんじれい(shinbunjirei) 【新聞辞令】

(n) Appointment conjecturally reported in a newspaper; announcement of an appointment which is (turns out to be) mere press speculation

今いま私わたしは母親ははおやが人前ひとまえで社交辞令しゃこうじれいをつかっていたにすぎないすぎると理解りかいしましたする。

Now I understand that my mother was only trying to be polite in public.

君のきみ言っていることはただの社交辞令しゃこうじれいだよ。

You're just being diplomatic.

それは外交辞令がいこうじれいだ。

Those words are mere diplomatic niceties.