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則 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「刂」

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6Elementary year 5 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「刂」
On
ソクそく · soku
Kun
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Meaning
rule; law; to follow (a rule)

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

貝 (a ritual vessel) plus 刂 "blade"; rules carved into a vessel — hence "rule, law."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onソクそくsoku法則ほうそく鉄則てっそく変則へんそく

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 規則きそく

    rule; regulation

  • 原則げんそく

    principle

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

学校(がっこう)の規則(きそく)を守(まも)りましょう。

Let's follow the school rules.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

原則規則則原plain規standa…刊to pub…判to jud…制system刈reap刋to cut測to mea…仄faint足foot即immedi…束bundle
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 刂Map of reading ソクAll maps

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