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    律

    律りつ

    law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code)

    NTMusic & EntertainmentReligion & PhilosophyPolitics & LawKanji Vocab9 strokes

    りつ

    Noun

    1.
    law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code), regulation
    2.
    vinaya (rules for the monastic community)
    Buddhism
    3.
    Ritsu (school of Buddhism)
    abbreviation
    4.
    lüshi (style of Chinese poem)
    abbreviation
    5.
    (musical) pitch
    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)
    abbreviation

    Noun, Suffix, Counter

    8.
    step (in traditional Eastern music, corresponding to a Western semitone)

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    律
    rhythm・law・regulation・gauge・control
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