Onyomi: セイ · Kunyomi: - · Meanings: law, rule, system
Kanji for law, rule, system
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制 is formed from the 刂 radical on the right, meaning “knife” or “cut,” and a top-left component that represents action or control. Together, they express the idea of controlling or regulating something through decisive action. From this idea, 制 came to mean to control, regulate, or system.
制 shows controlling or regulating through action, meaning control or system.
制 is used when managing, controlling, or regulating something. It represents rules, authority, or systems that keep things in order. Remember 制 as meaning “to control” or “regulate.”
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 制 | せい | system, organization, organisation, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 制度 | せいど | system, institution, organization, organisation | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 制服 | せいふく | uniform | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 制限 | せいげん | restriction, restraint, limitation, limit | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 制作 | せいさく | work (film, book) | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 制する | せいする | to hold back (e.g. emotions), to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people), to bridle | common JLPT-N1 Suru verb - special class, Transitive verb |
| 制定 | せいてい | enactment, establishment, creation | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 制裁 | せいさい | sanctions, punishment | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 制約 | せいやく | limitation, restriction, condition, constraints | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 制御 | せいぎょ | control (of a machine, device, etc.) | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |