Kanji

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
多くの日本の高校生は、毎日制服を着て学校に通います。

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

私服 しふく
明日は制服がない日なので、私服で学校に行きます。

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

制御 せいぎょ
感情を制御するのは難しい。

It is difficult to control one's emotions.

制限 せいげん
入場者の数に制限を加える。

Limit the number of visitors.

速度 そくど
高速道路では制限速度を守ってください。

Please observe the speed limit on the highway.

制する せいする
溢れ出る涙を制することができなかった

I couldn't hold back the tears welling up.

天武天皇 てんむてんのう
天武天皇は壬申の乱を制し、律令国家の基礎を築いた。

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

強制 きょうせい
法律は強制労働を禁止している。

The law prohibits forced labor.

制止 せいし
彼は制止を振り切って部屋を飛び出した

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

強制的 きょうせいてき
そのルールは強制的に適用された

That rule was applied forcibly.

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