律
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 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)
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