Kanji

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

制服 せいふく
多く 日本 高校生 毎日 制服 着て 学校 通います

Many Japanese high school students wear uniforms to school every day.

私服 しふく
明日 制服 ない なので 私服 学校 行きます

Tomorrow is a no-uniform day, so I'm going to school in my own clothes.

制御 せいぎょ
感情 制御 する 難しい

It is difficult to control one's emotions.

制限 せいげん
入場者 制限 加える

Limit the number of visitors.

速度 そくど
高速道路 では 制限 速度 守って ください

Please observe the speed limit on the highway.

制する せいする
溢れ出る 制する こと できなかった

I couldn't hold back the tears welling up.

天武天皇 てんむてんのう
天武天皇 壬申の乱 制し 律令国家 基礎 築いた

Emperor Tenmu won the Jinshin War and laid the foundation for the ritsuryo state.

強制 きょうせい
法律 強制 労働 禁止している

The law prohibits forced labor.

制止 せいし
制止 振り切って 部屋 飛び出した

He brushed aside the restraint and rushed out of the room.

強制的 きょうせいてき
その ルール 強制的に 適用 された

That rule was applied forcibly.

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