律
KANJI DETAIL
law · rhythm
On readingりつ9 strokesN2
Radical 彳 · walk slowlyStroke order
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Japanese readings
- On reading
- りつ
- Kun reading
- None
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: 律 has 9 strokes and the on-reading りつ. 法律 (ほうりつ) and 規律 (きりつ) concern law or order.
- Basic usage: 法律 means law; 規律 means the discipline or order observed in settings such as communal life.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Law and communal discipline
- 制度と法律の関係 means the relationship between a system and the law. 法律を守る means to observe the law.
- 規律を守る means to observe discipline and appears in the example about communal life. 厳しい規律だけでは、自由な発想は育ちにくい means that free ideas struggle to develop under strict discipline alone.