律

律 (Kangxi radical 60, 彳+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 竹人中手 (HOLQ), four-corner 2520₇, composition ⿰彳聿)

• 葎 嵂 箻

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 366, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10097
• Dae Jaweon: page 687, character 11
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 821, character 1
• Unihan data for U+5F8B
• Unihan data for U+F9D8

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rud) : semantic 彳 + phonetic 聿 (OC *b·lud).

律

1. statute; principle; regulation; discipline; rule; law

   法律  ―  fǎlǜ  ―  law

2. to control; to keep under control

• → Manchu: ᠯᡳᠣᡳ (lioi)

(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

• Go-on: りち (richi, Jōyō ^†)^{←りち (riti, historical)}
• Kan-on: りつ (ritsu, Jōyō)^{←りつ (ritu, historical)}
• Nanori: たかし (takashi); ただし (tadashi); ただす (tadasu); のり (nori); ひろし (hiroshi); おさむ (osamu); りずむ (rizumu); りつじ (ritsuji)

From Middle Chinese 律 (MC lwit). The 漢音 (kan'on, literally “Han sound”) reading, so likely a later borrowing from Middle Chinese.

The Buddhist senses are a translation of Sanskrit विनय (vinaya, “discipline, guidance, humility”).

• (Tokyo) り​つ [ríꜜtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲit͡sɨᵝ]

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律(りつ) • (ritsu) 

1. a law, code
2. (law, historical) a criminal code developed in ancient China that was, alongside the 令 (ryō), spread throughout East Asia especially Japan where it was further revised into the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system
3. (Buddhism) a set of rules for a monastic community
4. (Buddhism) Short for 律蔵 (Ritsuzō): the Vinaya Piṭaka, one of the Tripitaka
5. (Buddhism) Short for 律儀, 律義 (ritsugi): translation of Sanskrit संवर (saṃvara), This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
6. (music) a rhythm
7. (music) the six yang (odd-numbered) notes in the 十二律 (jūniritsu) chromatic scale

   Antonym: 呂 (ryo)

8. (music) Short for 律旋 (rissen): a seven-tone scale in gagaku, similar to the Dorian mode in the West
9. Short for 律管 (rikkan): an ancient pitch pipe that corresponds to the 十二律 (jūniritsu) chromatic scale

律(りつ) • (ritsu) 

1. rule, regulation
2. law, code
3. (Buddhism) rules of discipline for a monastic community
4. (music) rhythm, meter
5. (music) yang pitch
6. a form of Chinese poetry

律(りつ) • (Ritsu) 

1. (Buddhism) Short for 律宗 (Risshū): the Risshū school of Buddhism
2. a female given name

From Middle Chinese 律 (MC lwit).

The 呉音 (goon, literally “Wu sound”) reading, so likely the initial borrowing from Middle Chinese.

• (Tokyo) り​ち [ríꜜchì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲit͡ɕi]

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律(りち) • (richi) 

1. (music) a rhythm
2. (music) the six yang (odd-numbered) notes in the 十二律 (jūniritsu) chromatic scale
3. (music) Short for 律旋 (rissen): a seven-tone scale in gagaku, similar to the Dorian mode in the West

律(りち) • (richi) 

1. law, code

• 律(りち)儀(ぎ), 律(りち)義(ぎ) (richigi)

律 (eumhun 법칙 률 (beopchik ryul), South Korea 법칙 율 (beopchik yul))

1. Hanja form^? of 률/율 (“law; rule”).

律: Hán Nôm readings: luật, lót, lọt, rút, rụt, sụt, suốt, trót, luốt, rọt, sốt, trốt, trút

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.