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Kanji Detail for 律 - "rule, musical scale"

律

  • Meaning

    律 means "rule, musical scale." Also associated with to follow.

    1. Rule - A regulation; a law; a principle.

    2. To follow - To abide by rules; to use as a model.

    3. Musical scale - Also, the tone or tempo of music.

    4. Verse form - A type of Chinese poetry form.

    5. Buddhist precept - The rules that Buddhist monks must follow.

  • Words using 律

    • 法律 ほうりつ Listen law; legislation; act
    • 一律 いちりつ Listen uniform; even; across-the-board
    • 旋律 せんりつ Listen melody; tune
    • 自律 じりつ Listen autonomy; self-control; self-discipline
    • 法律事務所 ほうりつじむしょ Listen law office; law firm

  • Four-character idioms with 律

    • 二律背反 にりつはいはん Listen antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation
    • 千編一律 せんぺんいちりつ Listen monotonous; humdrum; stereotyped

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    • Verified meaning: rule, musical scale
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おさむ, たかし, ただし, ただす)
    • Also carries these associations: to follow

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 律

    Given names 律(たかし)Listen 律(ただし)Listen 律(ただす)Listen 律(のり)Listen 律(ひろし)Listen 律(りずむ)Listen 律(りつ)Listen

    Surnames 律(おさむ)Listen 律(りつじ)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    rhythm; law; regulation; gauge; control

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    statute, principle, regulation

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Lü

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    statute, principle, regulation

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    律呂: The pitch pipes. Anciently, music was tuned using 律 as the standard. Huangzhong, Taicu, Guxian, Ruibin, Yize, Wuyi are the six 律. Dalü, Jiazhong, Zhonglü, Linzhong, Nanlü, Yingzhong are the six 呂. Bamboo tubes were cut to distinguish high and low sounds by their length and thickness. Made by Ling Lun in the time of the Yellow Emperor. | Law. Such as military law is 軍律. Books of punishment are 刑律. Hence, applying law is also 律. Such as "punish according to regulation so-and-so." | Uniformly is also 一律, meaning uniform like laws.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    retsu(レツ) レツ

    richi(リチ) リチ

    ritsu(リツ) リツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    彳 (gyonimben)

  • Related Keywords

    rule to follow musical scale law regulation buddhist precept model verse form discipline rhythm order principle govern control command compliance pattern structure system harmony beat cadence tempo melody tune

Sentences including 律

  • His word is law.

  • The law was changed.

  • You must observe the law.

  • Everybody must be subject to law.

  • We should obey the law.

  • Everyone knows the law.

  • He is studying law at the university.

  • We had to obey the foreign law.

  • It is very important to keep the law.

  • Are you in agreement with the new law?

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