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[りつ()]
ritsu
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter

English Meaning(s) for 律

noun
  1. law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation
  2. vinaya (rules for the monastic community)
  3. Ritsu (school of Buddhism)
  4. lushi (style of Chinese poem)
  5. (musical) pitch (also りち)
  6. six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
  7. Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. (in traditional Eastern music) step (corresponding to a Western semitone)

Definition and Synonyms for 律

Rule a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
Synonyms: ルール, しゃくる, レギュレーション, 会則, 典則, 原則, 基準, 定め, 定まり, 定まる, 定める, 定規, , 戒律, , 本則, 条例, , , 正規, 決まり, 決まる, , 法令, 法例, 法則, 法度, 法式, 準則, 矩則, 規制, 規則, 規定, 規律, 規格, 規矩, 規程

Meanings for each kanji in 律

» rhythm; law; regulation; gauge; control

Categories 律 is a member of

Conception an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
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Sample Sentences for 律

We have found him of whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

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