What does the kanji 制 mean?

Memory hook

Cutting (刂) everything to one pattern to set up a system — SYSTEM, CONTROL.

Main radical

Built from

• 丿left-falling stroke 1 strokes
• 刀knife 2 strokes
• 牛cow 4 strokes
• 巾cloth 3 strokes
• 二two 2 strokes

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Common words

• 制度せいどsystem, institution
• 制限せいげんrestriction, limit
• 規制きせいregulation, control

More words with this kanji

• 体制たいせいsystem, structure, regime
• 制作せいさくproduction, creation (of a work)
• 専制せんせいdespotism, autocracy
• 制定せいていenactment, establishment
• 制服せいふくuniform
• 制約せいやくrestriction, constraint
• 制裁せいさいsanction, punishment
• 強制きょうせいcoercion, compulsion
• 抑制よくせいrestraint, control, suppression
• 統制とうせいcontrol, regulation
• 制するせいするto control, dominate; to restrain
• 品質保証体制を整えるひんしつほしょうたいせいをととのえるto perfect the quality assurance system