則
rule; law; follow; based on; model after
9 strokes. Taught in grade 5. Newspaper frequency rank 753.
Readings
- ソク (on reading): 規則 (きそく) rule; 原則 (げんそく) principle
- のっとる (kun reading): 則る (のっとる) to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.)
- のり (kun reading): 則 (のり) rule
- すなわち (kun reading): 過ちては則ち改むるに憚ること勿れ (あやまちてはすなわちあらたむるにはばかることなかれ) when you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it; 月満つれば則ち虧く (つきみつればすなわちかく) every tide has its ebb
Components
- 貝
- 刂
- ハ radical eight, katakana ha
- ⺉ radical knife, right-side form of 刀
- 目 radical eye
- 貝 radical shell; money
Kanji containing 則
Words using 則
- 規則 (きそく) rule
- 原則 (げんそく) principle
- 法則 (ほうそく) law
- 反則 (はんそく) foul
- 正則 (せいそく) correct
- 則る (のっとる) to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.)
- 則 (のり) rule
- 過ちては則ち改むるに憚ること勿れ (あやまちてはすなわちあらたむるにはばかることなかれ) when you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it
- 月満つれば則ち虧く (つきみつればすなわちかく) every tide has its ebb
- 学びて思わざれば則ち罔し (まなびておもわざればすなわちくらし) to study and not think is a waste
244 words in all.