Many Japanese high school students wear uniforms to school every day.
制
system, law, rule
Kanji
Grade
Grade 5
Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
リ部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
セイ
Nanori (Name Reading)
いさむ, おさむ, さだ, すけ, ただ, のり
Common Readings
セイ
Example sentences
Tomorrow is a no-uniform day, so I'm going to school in my own clothes.
It is difficult to control one's emotions.
Limit the number of visitors.
Please observe the speed limit on the highway.
I couldn't hold back the tears welling up.
Emperor Tenmu won the Jinshin War and laid the foundation for the ritsuryo state.
The law prohibits forced labor.
He brushed aside the restraint and rushed out of the room.
That rule was applied forcibly.
Example Vocabulary
制服
uniform; school uniform
制御
control; regulation; management
制限
restriction; limitation; limit
制する
to control; to restrain; to command; to dominate
強制
compulsion; coercion; forcing
制止
restraint; control; check; stopping someone
強制的
compulsory; forced; mandatory
牽制
restraint; check; diversion; feint
制圧
suppression; control; subjugation
体制
system; structure; organization; regime
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