law

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous; dignified

order; observance; discipline

rules; law; regulations

melody; tune

law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation

Buddhism

vinaya (rules for the monastic community)

Abbreviation

Ritsu (school of Buddhism)

Abbreviation

lüshi (style of Chinese poem)

Also りち

(musical) pitch

six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

Abbreviation

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

Noun, used as a suffix; Counter

step (in traditional Eastern music, corresponding to a Western semitone)

Suru verb - special class

to judge (on the basis of)

Suru verb - special class

to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate

Philosophy

autonomy (in Kantian ethics)

self-control

rhythm

(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah