リツ, リチ, レツ, たかし, のり

rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control

JLPT2 G6 S9 F992

# implement held upright to carve/draw characters + movement (→ action indicator) → create written standards for regulating human conduct → *law*; *rule*; *regulate*. Compare , , and .

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