律令

Chinese

		law	make or cause to be; order; command make or cause to be; order; command; decree; honorable
trad. (律令)		律	令
simp. #(律令)		律	令

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǜlìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leot⁶ ling⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): lu̍t-lēng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lǜlìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liwlinq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lyùlìng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ liŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: leot⁶ ling⁶
    • Yale: leuht lihng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loet⁹ ling⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêd⁶ ling⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵt̚² lɪŋ²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lu̍t-lēng
    • Tâi-lô: lu̍t-līng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ludleng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lut̚⁴⁻³² liɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lut̚²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liɪŋ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lut̚⁴⁻³² liɪŋ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lut̚⁴⁻³² liɪŋ³³/

Noun

律令

1. laws and decrees

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (律令):

• → Japanese: 律令 (りつりょう) (ritsuryō); 律令 (りつれい) (ritsurei)
• → Korean: 율령 (律令, yullyeong)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
律	令
りつ Grade: 6	りょう Grade: 4
kan’on	goon

/ritʉ rʲau/ → /rit͡surʲɔː/ → /rit͡surʲoː/

Possibly from Middle Chinese 律令 (MC liuɪt̚ liᴇŋ).

Equivalent to 律 (ritsu, “ancient Chinese criminal code”) +‎ 令 (ryō, “ancient Chinese administrative and civil code”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) りつりょー [rìtsúryóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ɾʲit͡sɨᵝɾʲo̞ː]

Noun

律令 (りつりょう) • (ritsuryō) (historical hiragana りつりやう)

1. (law, historical) a set of codes and laws enacted during between the Asuka and Nara periods, influenced by a similar model in Tang-dynasty China

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 律令 (りつりょう)格式 (きゃくしき) (ritsuryō kyakushiki)
• 律令 (りつりょう)国家 (こっか) (ritsuryō kokka)
• 律令 (りつりょう)時代 (じだい) (Ritsuryō-jidai)
• 律令制 (りつりょうせい) (Ritsuryō-sei, “Ritsuryō system”)
• 律令 (りつりょう)制度 (せいど) (ritsuryō seido)
• 飛鳥 (あすか)浄御原 (きよみはら)律令 (りつりょう) (Asuka Kiyomihara ritsuryō)
• 急 (きゅう)急 (きゅう)如 (にょ)律令 (りつりょう) (kyū kyū nyo ritsuryō)
• 大宝 (たいほう)律令 (りつりょう) (Taihō ritsuryō, “Taihō Code”)
• 泰始 (たいし)律令 (りつりょう) (Taishi Ritsuryō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
律	令
りつ Grade: 6	れい Grade: 4
kan’on

Possibly from Middle Chinese 律令 (MC liuɪt̚ liᴇŋ).

Equivalent to 律 (ritsu, “ancient Chinese criminal code”) +‎ 令 (rei, “ancient Chinese administrative and civil code”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) りつれー [rìtsúréé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [ɾʲit͡sɨᵝɾe̞ː]

Noun

律令 (りつれい) • (ritsurei)

1. (law, historical, rare) a set of codes and laws enacted during between the Asuka and Nara periods, influenced by a similar model in Tang-dynasty China