制
セイ
system, law, rule
JLPT3 G5 S8 F108
To a variant of 木 tree/wood, the left-hand element# adds 丿 (split) → split off part of a branch. 制 adds 刀 sword/knife → cut to *control* the growth of a tree → *arrange into shape* → *regulation*; *system*; *establish*.
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