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KanjiN3Grade 5 · 小58 strokesRadical 刀#108 in newspapers

制 · system, law

制 is a kanji meaning system, law, rule. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N3 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • セイsei

Kun'yomi · Japanese

None in KANJIDIC2.

Practise the N3 kanji

In 第12巻 JLPT N3, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 制 · 14 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 制
WordReadingMeaningLevel
制限せいげんrestriction, restraint, limitationN3
制度せいどsystem, institutionN3
規制きせいregulationN3
制作せいさくwork (e.g., film, book)N2
専制せんせいdespotism, autocracyN2
体制たいせいorder, system, structureN2
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More words that use 制
WordReadingMeaningLevel
強制きょうせいobligation, compulsion, enforcementN1
統制とうせいregulation, controlN1
制裁せいさいrestraint, sanctions, punishmentN1
制するせいするto control, to commandN1
制定せいていenactment, establishment, creationN1
制服せいふくuniformN1
制約せいやくlimitation, constraintsN1
抑制よくせいcontrol, restraint, suppressionN1

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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