律

りつ

• law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation n
• vinaya (rules for the monastic community) n Buddh
• Ritsu (school of Buddhism) n abbr
• lushi (style of Chinese poem) n abbr
• (musical) pitch n
• six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale n
• Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do) n abbr
• (in traditional Eastern music) step (corresponding to a Western semitone) n n-suf ctr

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Kanji

律

リツ • リチ • レツ

rhythm; law; regulation; gauge; control

Grade Level 6

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Synonyms

律宗

りっしゅう

• Ritsu (school of Buddhism) n

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律詩

りっし

• ancient Chinese verse form n

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十二律

じゅうにりつ

• ancient Chinese chromatic scale (primarily used in Japan for gagaku, etc.) n

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呂

りょ

• bass range (in Japanese music) n music abbr
• six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale n
• Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do) n

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律旋

りっせん

• Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do, i.e. the Dorian mode) n

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