Kanji Detail for 勒 - "bridle, bit, engrave, restrain, govern"

勒

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
勒 means "bridle, bit, engrave, restrain, govern."
1. Bridle - Straps from horse's head to bit.
2. Bit - A mouthpiece for controlling a horse.
3. Engrave - To carve in stone.
4. Restrain - To control; to regulate.
5. Govern - To manage; to command.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

halter and bit

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

strangle, tighten

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

(literary) bridle; halter; headstall; to rein in; to compel; to force; (literary) to carve; to engrave; (literary) to command; to lead (an army etc); (physics) lux (abbr. for 勒克斯[le4 ke4 si1])

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to strangle; to tighten

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

A horse's bridle with a bit. One with a bit is called 勒; without is called 羈. | To suppress. 抑勒 means to pressure and force. Such as 勒令解散 (order to disband), 勒索財物 (extort property). | To carve. Such as carving on a stone tablet is called 勒石.
Onyomi

roku(ろく)
Kunyomi

kutsuwa
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

力 (chikara)
Related Keywords
bridle straps horse head bit mouthpiece controlling engrave carve stone restrain control regulate govern manage