律

律 (radical 60, 彳+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 竹人中手 (HOLQ), four-corner 2520₇, composition ⿰彳聿)

• 葎 嵂 箻

• KangXi: page 366, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10097
• Dae Jaweon: page 687, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 821, character 1
• Unihan data for U+5F8B

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *rud) : semantic 彳 + phonetic 聿 (OC *b·lud).

律

1. statute; principle; regulation; discipline; rule; law

   法律  ―  fǎlǜ  ―  law

2. to control; to keep under control

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

• Go-on: りち (richi, Jōyō, uncommon)
• Kan-on: りつ (ritsu, Jōyō)
• Kun: のり (nori, 律)
• Nanori: おと (oto); ただし (tadashi); ただす (tadasu)

From Middle Chinese 律 (MC liuɪt̚). The 漢音 (kan'on, literally “Han sound”) reading, so likely a later borrowing from Middle Chinese.

The Buddhist senses are a translation of Sanskrit विनय (vinaya, “discipline, guidance, humility”).

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) り​つ [ríꜜtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɾʲit͡sɨᵝ]

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律 (hiragana りつ, rōmaji ritsu)

1. a law, code
2. (law, historical) a criminal code developed in ancient China that was, alongside the 令 (ryō), spread throughout East Asia especially Japan where it was further revised into the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system
3. (Buddhism) a set of rules for a monastic community
4. (Buddhism) Short for 律蔵 (Ritsuzō): the Vinaya Piṭaka, one of the Tripitaka
5. (Buddhism) Short for 律儀, 律義 (ritsugi): translation of Sanskrit संवर (saṃvara), This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
6. (music) a rhythm
7. (music) the six yang (odd-numbered) notes in the 十二律 (jūniritsu) chromatic scale

   Antonym: 呂 (ryo)

8. (music) Short for 律旋 (rissen): a seven-tone scale in gagaku, similar to the Dorian mode in the West
9. Short for 律管 (rikkan): an ancient pitch pipe that corresponds to the 十二律 (jūniritsu) chromatic scale

律 (hiragana りつ, rōmaji ritsu)

1. rule, regulation
2. law, code
3. (Buddhism) rules of discipline for a monastic community
4. (music) rhythm, meter
5. (music) yang pitch
6. a form of Chinese poetry

律 (hiragana りつ, rōmaji Ritsu)

1. (Buddhism) Short for 律宗 (Risshū): the Risshū school of Buddhism
2. a female given name

From Middle Chinese 律 (MC liuɪt̚).

The 呉音 (goon, literally “Wu sound”) reading, so likely the initial borrowing from Middle Chinese.

• On’yomi: Goon
  • (Tokyo) り​ち [ríꜜchì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [ɾʲit͡ɕi]

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律 (hiragana りち, rōmaji richi)

1. (music) a rhythm
2. (music) the six yang (odd-numbered) notes in the 十二律 (jūniritsu) chromatic scale
3. (music) Short for 律旋 (rissen): a seven-tone scale in gagaku, similar to the Dorian mode in the West

律 (hiragana りち, rōmaji richi)

1. law, code

• 律 (りち)儀 (ぎ), 律 (りち)義 (ぎ) (richigi)

律 • (ryul>yul) (hangeul 률>율)

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律 (luật, lót, lọt, rút, rụt, sụt, suốt, trót, luốt, rọt, sốt, trốt, trút)

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