則 – rule, law, follow

9 strokesTaught in grade 5#753 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 則 means rule, law, follow, based on, model after. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ソク (soku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is のっと.る、のり、すなわち (nottoru, nori, sunawachi). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 刀 (no. 18).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ソク	soku
Kun’yomi	のっと.る	nottoru
Kun’yomi	のり	nori
Kun’yomi	すなわち	sunawachi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 刀 (Kangxi radical 18). Components: 貝・目・ハ・刈.

Words using 則

規則きそくrule法則ほうそくlaw不規則ふきそくirregular原則げんそくprinciple

Example sentences

この規則はあなたにも当てはまる。

This rule applies to you, too.

Tatoeba #222439

あらゆるものは自然の法則を受けている。

Everything is subject to the laws of nature.

Tatoeba #230045

生理が不規則です。

My menstrual cycle is irregular.

Tatoeba #142680

Kanji with the same radical

分前制初判利別割切副券劇創削刊刑

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