りつ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of りつ – see the following entries.

【立】1	[affix] stand

【率】5	[suffix] rate, ratio

【律】6

[noun] a law, code

[noun] (law, historical) a criminal code developed in ancient China that was, alongside the 令 (ryō), spread throughout East Asia especially Japan where it was further revised into the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system

[noun] (Buddhism) Short for 律蔵 (Ritsuzō): the Vinaya Piṭaka, one of the Tripitaka

[noun] This term needs a translation to English.

[noun] (music) a rhythm

[noun] (music) Short for 律旋 (rissen): a seven-tone scale in gagaku, similar to the Dorian mode in the West

[noun] Short for 律管 (rikkan): an ancient pitch pipe that corresponds to the 十二律 (jūniritsu) chromatic scale

[affix] law, code

[proper noun] (Buddhism) Short for 律宗 (Risshū): the Risshū school of Buddhism

[proper noun] a female given name

(This term, りつ (ritsu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as りつ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as りつ.)