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Kanji for Rhythm
The kanji for “rhythm” is 律, read ritsu and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
rhythm
Rhythm and order; a life lived by its own principles. A popular modern boys’ name.
The ancient Ritsuryo (律令) system of the 7th and 8th centuries established Japan's first centralized legal and administrative framework.
9 strokes On reading リツ、リチ、レツ (ritsu, richi, retsu) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control
Readings used for names on Nazuke: takashi, nori, ritsu
In Japan it appears in about 126 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 律: Norris 律寿 · Eleonore 英玲緒律 · Noriko 律湖
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