律

りつ

vinaya (rules for the monastic community)

刑律

けいりつ

criminal law

律師

りっし

Buddhist priest

律語

りつご

well-shaped verse

律詩

りっし

ancient Chinese verse form

楽律

がくりつ らくりつ

metre or rhythm in Chinese and Japanese traditional music

規律

きりつ

order, observance, discipline

法律

ほうりつ

law

一律

いちりつ

evenness, uniformity, monotony, equality

定律

ていりつ

fixed law

律儀

りちぎ

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

旋律

せんりつ

melody, tune

音律

おんりつ

metre, rhythm, musical temperament

戒律

かいりつ

(religious) precept, discipline, commandment, mitzvah

律令

りつりょう りつれい

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

律旋

りっせん

Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do, i.e. the Dorian mode)

律呂

りつりょ

standard tones, Chinese system of musical sounds

他律

たりつ

heteronomy, subjection, subordination

律文

りつぶん

legal provisions, verse