律

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

• 嵂, 葎, 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).

Perhaps from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rus (“bone”); see there for more (cf. Sagart, 2014; Hill, 2019).

律

1. (historical, music) pitch pipe
2. (music) temperament
3. statute; principle; regulation; discipline; rule; law

   法律  ―  fǎlǜ  ―  law

   戒律  ―  jièlǜ  ―  religious precepts

4. (Buddhism) vinaya (rules of monastic discipline)

   Synonyms: 毗尼 (píní), 毗奈耶, 毗尼耶, 鞞尼迦

5. to control; to keep under control
6. a surname

Others:

• → Manchu: ᠯᡳᠣᡳ (lioi)

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

• (Tokyo) りつ [ríꜜtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲit͡sɨ]

• Audio:

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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).

• (Tokyo) りち [ríꜜchì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲit͡ɕi]

• Audio:

  (file)

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”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

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

1. hanja form^? of 률/율 (“law; rule”)

律: Hán Việt readings: luật^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}
律: Nôm readings: lót^{[1][3][4][5][6][7]}, trót^{[1][3][4][5][6][7]}, sụt^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}, rụt^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}, suốt^[1][2][3][4], lọt^[1][2][4][7], trút^[1][3][5][7], luốt^[3][5][6][7], rọt^[3][5][6][7], trụt^[2][3][5], sốt^[1][3], lột^[1][7], rót^[1][7], rút^[3][4], trốt^[3][6], lướt^[1], ruột^[1], xót^[1], ruốt^[6], lút^[7]

1. chữ Hán form of luật
   1. law; rules
   2. (law) code; act
2. chữ Nôm form of lót (“to put, to place something under another thing”)
3. chữ Nôm form of lọt (“to fall through; to pass through”)
4. chữ Nôm form of lột (“to strip off clothes; to peel off skin”)
5. chữ Nôm form of lướt (“to glide; to graze; to pass quickly”)
6. chữ Nôm form of rót (“to pour; to fill up (a container)”)
7. chữ Nôm form of ruột (“intestine”)
8. chữ Nôm form of sốt (“steaming hot”)
9. chữ Nôm form of suốt (“throughout; from end to end; entire”)
10. chữ Nôm form of trót
    1. to make a mistake (in doing something); to (do something) by an oversight; to (do something) by mistake
    2. full; to the full; whole
11. chữ Nôm form of trút (“to pour; to exude”)
12. chữ Nôm form of xót (“(usually of a body part) be hurt, be in pain”)