律 U+5F8B, 律 ← 徊[U+5F8A] CJK Unified Ideographs 後 →[U+5F8C] 律 U+F9D8, 律 ← 輪[U+F9D7] CJK Compatibility Ideographs 慄 →[U+F9D9]
律 (Kangxi radical 60, 彳+6, 9 strokes, Cangjie input 竹人中手 (HOLQ), four-corner 25207, composition ⿰彳聿)
- 嵂, 葎, 箻
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 366, character 17
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10097
- Dae Jaweon: page 687, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 821, character 1
- Unihan data for U+5F8B
- Unihan data for U+F9D8
simp. and trad. 律
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *rud): semantic 彳 + phonetic 聿 (OC *b·lud).
Perhaps from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rus (“bone”); see there for more (cf. Sagart, 2014; Hill, 2019).
律
- (historical, music) pitch pipe
- (music) temperament
- statute; principle; regulation; discipline; rule; law 法律 ― fǎlǜ ― law 戒律 ― jièlǜ ― religious precepts
- (Buddhism) vinaya (rules of monastic discipline) Synonyms: 毗尼 (píní), 毗奈耶, 毗尼耶, 鞞尼迦
- to control; to keep under control
- a surname
Others:
- → Manchu: ᠯᡳᠣᡳ (lioi)
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
- Go-on: りち (richi, Jōyō †)←りち (riti, historical)
- Kan-on: りつ (ritsu, Jōyō)←りつ (ritu, historical)
- Nanori: たかし (takashi)、ただし (tadashi)、ただす (tadasu)、のり (nori)、ひろし (hiroshi)、おさむ (osamu)、りずむ (rizumu)、りつじ (ritsuji)
Kanji in this term 律 りつGrade: 6 kan’on
From Middle Chinese 律 (MC lwit).
The Buddhist senses are a translation of Sanskrit विनय (vinaya, “discipline, guidance, humility”).
- (Tokyo) りつ [ríꜜtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɾʲit͡sɨ]
- Audio:(file)
律(りつ) • (ritsu)
- a law, code
- (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
- (Buddhism) a set of rules for a monastic community
- (Buddhism) short for 律蔵 (Ritsuzō): the Vinaya Piṭaka, one of the Tripitaka
- (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}}.
- (music) a rhythm
- (music) the six yang (odd-numbered) notes in the 十二律 (jūniritsu) chromatic scale Antonym: 呂 (ryo)
- (music) short for 律旋法 (ritsusenpō): a seven-tone scale in gagaku, similar to the Dorian mode in the West Synonyms: 律旋, 律旋法 Coordinate terms: 呂, 呂旋, 呂旋法
- short for 律管 (rikkan): an ancient pitch pipe that corresponds to the 十二律 (jūniritsu) chromatic scale
律(りつ) • (ritsu)
- rule, regulation
- law, code
- (Buddhism) rules of discipline for a monastic community
- (music) rhythm, meter
- (music) yang pitch
- a form of Chinese poetry
律(りつ) • (Ritsu)
- (Buddhism) short for 律宗 (Risshū): the Risshū school of Buddhism
- a female given name
Kanji in this term 律 りちGrade: 6 goon
From Middle Chinese 律 (MC lwit).
- (Tokyo) りち [ríꜜchì] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [ɾʲit͡ɕi]
- Audio:(file)
律(りち) • (richi)
- (music) a rhythm
- (music) the six yang (odd-numbered) notes in the 十二律 (jūniritsu) chromatic scale
- (music) short for 律旋 (rissen): a seven-tone scale in gagaku, similar to the Dorian mode in the West
律(りち) • (richi)
- law, code
- 律(りち)儀(ぎ), 律(りち)義(ぎ) (richigi)
- “△律”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015-2026
律 (eumhun 법칙 률 (beopchik ryul), word-initial (South Korea) 법칙 율 (beopchik yul))
- hanja form? of 률/율 (“law; rule”)
律: Hán Việt readings: luật[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] 律: Nôm readings: lót[1][3][4][5][6][7], trót[1][3][4][5][6][7], sụt[2][3][4][5][6][7], rụt[2][3][4][5][6][7], suốt[1][2][3][4], lọt[1][2][4][7], trút[1][3][5][7], luốt[3][5][6][7], rọt[3][5][6][7], trụt[2][3][5], sốt[1][3], lột[1][7], rót[1][7], rút[3][4], trốt[3][6], lướt[1], ruột[1], xót[1], ruốt[6], lút[7]
- chữ Hán form of luật
- law; rules
- (law) code; act
- chữ Nôm form of lót (“to put, to place something under another thing”)
- chữ Nôm form of lọt (“to fall through; to pass through”)
- chữ Nôm form of lột (“to strip off clothes; to peel off skin”)
- chữ Nôm form of lướt (“to glide; to graze; to pass quickly”)
- chữ Nôm form of rót (“to pour; to fill up (a container)”)
- chữ Nôm form of ruột (“intestine”)
- chữ Nôm form of sốt (“steaming hot”)
- chữ Nôm form of suốt (“throughout; from end to end; entire”)
- chữ Nôm form of trót
- to make a mistake (in doing something); to (do something) by an oversight; to (do something) by mistake
- full; to the full; whole
- chữ Nôm form of trút (“to pour; to exude”)
- chữ Nôm form of xót (“(usually of a body part) be hurt, be in pain”)