# 則 rule

貝 (shellfish/money) + (rightsword)
★★★☆☆
9 strokes
BETA STRONG

## Onyomi

SOKU | My rule is, I put on the left SOCK first, then the right one.

## Mnemonic

| That's the thing about rules: you follow them you get paid money, if you think for yourself, you get cut with the sword. It's all fucking Big Brother and his corporate machine system 。。。。 for robots!!!

## Jukugo

規則(きそく) | rule or regulation ★★★☆☆ 規 (criteria) + 則 (rule) = 規則 (rule or regulation)
反則(はんそく) | foul! To break a rule! ★★☆☆☆ 反 (anti) + 則 (rule) = 反則 (foul! To break a rule!)
法則(ほうそく) | physical law ★☆☆☆☆ 法 (law) + 則 (rule) = 法則 (physical law) a physical , as opposed to governmental law, as in 'law of gravity' or 'murphy's law'

## Used In

- 側
- 測

## Synonyms

rule or law 法律 規則 法則 規律 掟