りつ
律

noun

  1. law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code), regulation.
  2. Buddhist term.vinaya (rules for the monastic community).
  3. Ritsu (school of Buddhism). Abbreviation.
  4. lüshi (style of Chinese poem). Abbreviation.
  5. (musical) pitch. Also りち.
  6. six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale.
  7. Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do). Abbreviation.

noun, noun used as a suffix, counter

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
りつ
律
 律 りつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

rhythm, law, regulation
リツ　リチ　レツ (6th, N2)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
brush, finally, self
イチ　イツ　ふで (Kentei 1)
pen radical
snout, hand
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)