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Kanji Detail for 則 - "rule, law, principle"
則
- Meaning
則 means "rule, law, principle."
Rule - A regulation; a principle.
Law - A standard; a guideline.
Then - Therefore; consequently.
Follow - To adhere to; to obey.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
rule; law; follow; based on; model after
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
rule, law, regulation; grades
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
rule, law, regulation; grades
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Law; rule. All systems and procedures are called 則, meaning something people can follow. Such as 則例 (regulations). One item of precedent is also called 一則. | To follow as a model is also called 則. (Book of Odes) "The gentleman takes this as model and example." | A particle. Meaning "then" or "thus." (Analects) "If there is energy left over after conduct, then use it to study literature."
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Sentences including 則
What you did is against the rules.
We must observe the rules.
You should conform to the rules.
The rule should be revised.
It is now necessary to add another rule.
The government should do away with those old regulations.
This rule does not apply.
We should obey the traffic rules.
You must conform to the rules.
Rules are to be observed.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
その花はまた規則正しく凋れる頃になると活け更えられるのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
あなたは学校教育を受けた人だから、こういう消息をよく解しているでしょうが、世間は学生の生活だの、学校の規則だのに関して、驚くべく無知なものです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
Ｋは例の眼を私の方に向けて、「今帰ったのか」を規則のごとく繰り返しました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
その花はまた規則正しく凋れる頃になると活け更えられるのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
あなたは学校教育を受けた人だから、こういう消息をよく解しているでしょうが、世間は学生の生活だの、学校の規則だのに関して、驚くべく無知なものです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
Ｋは例の眼を私の方に向けて、「今帰ったのか」を規則のごとく繰り返しました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha