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律

Reading

Kana: りつ
Romaji: ritsu
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Definitions

noun
1

law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation

2

vinaya (rules for the monastic community)

(Buddhist term)
3

Ritsu (school of Buddhism)

Note: abbreviation
See also: 律宗
4

lushi (style of Chinese poem)

Note: abbreviation
See also: 律詩
5

(musical) pitch

Note: also りち
6

six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

See also: 十二律 呂
7

Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)

Note: abbreviation
See also: 律旋
noun
n-suf
ctr
8

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

Kanji

律
Readings: リツ、 リチ、 レツ
Meanings: rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control

Example Sentences

法律(ほうりつ)が改正(かいせい)された。
➥The law was changed.
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法律(ほうりつ)には、従(したが)うべきだ。
➥We should obey the law.
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飢(う)えの前(まえ)に法律(ほうりつ)はない。
➥Hunger knows no law.
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それは法律(ほうりつ)違反(いはん)です。
➥That's against the law.
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必要(ひつよう)の前(まえ)に法律(ほうりつ)はない。
➥Necessity knows no law.
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法律(ほうりつ)を犯(おか)してはいけない。
➥You are not to break the law.
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