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Kanji Detail for 則 - "rule, law"

則

  • Meaning

    則 means "rule, law." Also associated with then.

    1. Rule - A regulation; a principle.

    2. Law - A standard; a guideline.

    3. Then - Therefore; consequently.

    4. Follow - To adhere to; to obey.

  • Words using 則

    • 原則 げんそく Listen principle; general rule; as a rule
    • 規則 きそく Listen rule; regulation
    • 罰則 ばっそく Listen punishment; penalty; penal regulations
    • 校則 こうそく Listen school rules; school regulations
    • 反則 はんそく Listen foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.)
    • 法則 ほうそく Listen law; rule
    • 不規則 ふきそく Listen irregular; unsystematic; unsteady
    • 変則 へんそく Listen irregularity; anomaly

  • Four-character idioms with 則

    • 則天去私 そくてんきょし Listen selfless devotion to justice

  • Tattoo check: 則

    • Verified meaning: rule, law
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すなはち, すなわち, のり)
    • Also carries these associations: then

    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 則

    Given names 則(のり)Listen

    Surnames 則(すなはち)Listen 則(すなわち)Listen

  • 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."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    soku(ソク) ソク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nori(のり) のり

    notto.ru(のっと-る) のっと-る

    sunawa.chi(すなわ-ち) すなわ-ち

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords

    rule law then follow regulation principle adhere code command consequently criterion discipline doctrine edict govern mandate norm obey order policy precept standard statute tenet therefore

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.

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