JLPT N2 · 9 strokes
Kanji 律: "rhythm, law, regulation"
The kanji 律 means "rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read リツ, リチ, レツ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リツリチレツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 992 of 2,501 |
Common words with 律
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 法律law; legislation; act
- 律儀upright; honest; faithful; conscientious
- 規律order; observance; discipline · rules; law; regulations
- 旋律melody; tune
- 律law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation · vinaya (rules for the monastic community)
- 律するto judge (on the basis of) · to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
- 自律autonomy; self-control; self-discipline · autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
- 律動rhythm
- 戒律(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
- 呂律articulation
- 調律tuning (an instrument); temperament
- 不文律unwritten law; common law · unwritten rule
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