Hanja Analyzer
制

制 — je

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
절제할 제
Romanization
je
English
system; establish; overpower
Mandarin
zhì
Japanese on'yomi
セイ
Japanese kun'yomi
おさえる
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 5
Newspaper frequency
#108 of 2,500
Strokes
8
Radical
刀 (18, 6 residual)
Unicode
U+5236

How 制 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 制 as a ideographic compound involving 朱, 刀.

Korean example words with 制

  • 고제古制 Korean gloss: 옛 제도
  • 구제舊制 Korean gloss: 이전의 제도
  • 전제田制 Korean gloss: 논밭에 관한 제도
  • 당제唐制 Korean gloss: 중국 당나라의 제도
  • 양제洋制 Korean gloss: 서양식 제도나 격식
  • 제지制止 Korean gloss: 말려서 못 하게 함
  • 묘제墓制 Korean gloss: 묘에 대한 관습이나 제도
  • 유제遺制 Korean gloss: 예로부터 전하여 오는 제도
  • 엄제嚴制 Korean gloss: 엄격히 통제함. 또는 그런 제도
  • 제정制定 Korean gloss: 제도나 법률 따위를 만들어서 정함
  • 제동制動 Korean gloss: 기계나 자동차 따위의 운동을 멈추게 함
  • 관제官制 Korean gloss: 국가의 행정 조직 및 권한을 정하는 법규

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 制

  • 規制きせい regulation; (traffic) policing; control
  • 制度せいど system; institution; organization
  • 体制たいせい order; system; structure
  • 制裁せいさい sanctions; punishment
  • 税制ぜいせい tax system
  • 強制きょうせい compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do)
  • 制限せいげん restriction; restraint; limitation
  • 制作せいさく work (film, book); production; creation
  • 制せい system; organization; organisation
  • 制定せいてい enactment; establishment; creation
  • 抑制よくせい control; restraint; suppression
  • 制球せいきゅう (pitcher's) control

Characters sharing the phonetic 制

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “제” in Korean.

Other hanja read “제”

Other hanja with radical 刀

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