律 【リツ】 law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code), regulation,
vinaya (rules for the monastic community), Ritsu (school of
Buddhism), lushi (style of Chinese poem), (musical) pitch, six
odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale, Japanese
seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to:
re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do), (in traditional Eastern music) step
(corresponding to a Western semitone)
律令 【リツリョウ】 criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the
basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese), legal codes of the
Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
一律 【イチリツ】 uniform, even, across-the-board, equal
自律 【ジリツ】 autonomy (philosophy), self-control
律儀 【リチギ】 upright, honest, faithful, conscientious, sincere
律義者 【リチギモノ】 honest person, conscientious person
呂律 【ロレツ】 articulation |