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Kanji Detail for 律 - "rule, law, discipline"
律
- Meaning
律 means "rule, law, discipline."
Rule - A regulation; a law; a principle.
To follow - To abide by rules; to use as a model.
Musical scale - Also, the tone or tempo of music.
Verse form - A type of Chinese poetry form.
Buddhist precept - The rules that Buddhist monks must follow.
- 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.
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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?