律 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「彳」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「彳」
- On
- リツ・リチりつ・りち · ritsu · richi
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- law; rule; rhythm
Stroke order
Origin
彳 "to go" plus 聿 "brush"; rules of conduct set down with a brush — hence "law, rule."
Readings and examples
| Onリツりつritsu | 律動りつどう規律きりつ法律ほうりつ |
|---|---|
| Onリチりちrichi | 律儀りちぎ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 法律ほうりつ
law
- 規律きりつ
discipline; order
- 戒律かいりつ
- 旋律せんりつ
Example
みんなで規律を守る。
We all keep to the rules.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)