律

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)

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

Suru verb - special class

to judge (on the basis of)

Suru verb - special class

to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate

rhythm

law; rule

Buddhism

precept

Torah (first five books of the Hebrew Bible)

rhythmical

Buddhism

preceptor; priest

honest person; conscientious person

Ritsu (school of Buddhism)

legal provisions; verse

standard tones; Chinese system of musical sounds

well-shaped verse

rabbi

scribe (Biblical)

Ritsuryō period (mid 7th-10th centuries CE)

lüshi; form of Chinese poetry with eight lines of seven or five characters

Noun or verb acting prenominally

rate-limiting; rate-determining

codes of laws and ethics (Tang Code)

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

ancient Chinese pitch pipe (12 pipes corresponding to the ancient Chinese chromatic scale)

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

ritsu scale (anhemitonic pentatonic scale primarily used in gagaku: re, mi, so, la, ti)

Proverb

the morally righteous are blessed with many children

Historical term

ritsuryō; criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models

Historical term

ritsuryō system; ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century