Question

制 system, law, rule 3 108 8 18 かたな・りっとう 会意 Compound Ideographic The system for making leather belts involves slicing up a cow with a sword.

Accepted Answer

セイ 規制(きせい): regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction制度(せいど): system; institution; organization; organisation体制(たいせい): order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation制裁(せいさい): restraint; sanctions; punishment強制(きょうせい): obligation; coercion; compulsion; enforcement制限(せいげん): restriction; restraint; limitation; limit制作(せいさく): (1) work (film, book) (2) production; creation制定(せいてい): enactment; establishment; creation抑制(よくせい): control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb制約(せいやく): limitation; restriction; condition; constraints制服(せいふく): uniform統制(とうせい): regulation; control制(せい): system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation; control; government; suppression; restraint; holding back; establishment制する(せいする): (1) to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to bridle (2) to get the better of (3) to control; to command専制(せんせい): despotism; autocracy 5 牛: cow巾: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)刀: sword; saber; knife 刀 2 (none) system Why all the gore and violence? How about a samurai cow? He doesn´t have to be a violent samurai, either. He only wears the sword because he´s part of the bushi SYSTEM. Actually, he studies ikebana, shodo, and zen. Imagine him sitting cross-legged in a Zen temple (a very Special Zen temple). The master asks him if a dog has buddha nature and, shifting the swords in his belt, he calmly replies, "Moo!".

Kanji	制
Onyomi	セイ
English	system, law, rule
Examples	規制(きせい): regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction 制度(せいど): system; institution; organization; organisation 体制(たいせい): order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation 制裁(せいさい): restraint; sanctions; punishment 強制(きょうせい): obligation; coercion; compulsion; enforcement 制限(せいげん): restriction; restraint; limitation; limit 制作(せいさく): (1) work (film, book) (2) production; creation 制定(せいてい): enactment; establishment; creation 抑制(よくせい): control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb 制約(せいやく): limitation; restriction; condition; constraints 制服(せいふく): uniform 統制(とうせい): regulation; control 制(せい): system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation; control; government; suppression; restraint; holding back; establishment 制する(せいする): (1) to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to bridle (2) to get the better of (3) to control; to command 専制(せんせい): despotism; autocracy
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	5
Frequency	108
Components	牛: cow 巾: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50) 刀: sword; saber; knife
Number of Strokes	8
Kanji Radical	刀
Radical Number	18
Radical Strokes	2
Radical Reading	かたな・りっとう
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	system
Koohii Story 1	The system for making leather belts involves slicing up a cow with a sword.
Koohii Story 2	Why all the gore and violence? How about a samurai cow? He doesn´t have to be a violent samurai, either. He only wears the sword because he´s part of the bushi SYSTEM. Actually, he studies ikebana, shodo, and zen. Imagine him sitting cross-legged in a Zen temple (a very Special Zen temple). The master asks him if a dog has buddha nature and, shifting the swords in his belt, he calmly replies, "Moo!".

Control Restraint Regulation System Organization Organisation Restriction Limitation