Kanji
1. law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation
2. vinaya (rules for the monastic community)
+ 6 additional meanings1. upright; honest
1. ritsuryō; criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
1. law; rule
2. precept
3. Torah (first five books of the Hebrew Bible)
1. to judge (on the basis of)
2. to control; to discipline (oneself)
1. ritsuryō system; ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century
1. preceptor; priest
1. rabbi
2. scribe (Biblical)
1. legal provisions; verse