漢字城 Kanji Fortress

則 rule

Also: law

On'yomi
ソク
Strokes
9
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 5

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
則 is written in 9 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Money (貝) beside a knife (刂): every coin is cut to the same weight, no more and no less — that exactness is the law.

A common word

  • 規則 きそく rule

Example sentences

  • がっこうのこうそくはとてもきびしい。

    My school's rules are very strict.

  • まいにち、きそくただしいせいかつをしています。

    I lead a regular, well-ordered life every day.

Kanji that share a part

貝 is its radical. 35 kanji share it in all.

刂 is a component. 28 kanji share it in all.