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りつ (ritsu)
- 1. [n] law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation
- 2. [n] {Buddh} vinaya (rules for the monastic community)
- 3. [n] Ritsu (school of Buddhism) (abbr)
- 4. [n] lüshi (style of Chinese poem) (abbr)
- 5. [n] (musical) pitch — also りち
- 6. [n] six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
- 7. [n] Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do) (abbr)
- 8. [n, n-suf, ctr] step (in traditional Eastern music, corresponding to a Western semitone)
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rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, controlOn: リツ (ritsu)、 リチ (richi)、 レツ (retsu)