# 制 system

(hurl) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical) + 刀 (sword)
★★★★☆
8 strokes

## Onyomi

SEI |

## Mnemonic

| The anarchists SAY that the system hurls daggers and swords at all who resist its tyrannical domination.

## Kunyomi

せい*する | to supress or control (the serfs, your impulses, etc.) LAZY ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

制服(せいふく) | uniform ★★★★★ 制 (system) + 服 (clothes) = 制服 (uniform) uniform (nurse, student, policeman, fireman, stewardess, army guy. . .)
制度(せいど) | system ★★★☆☆ 制 (system) + 度 (times) = 制度 (system)
強制(きょうせい) | compulsory ★★☆☆☆ ABU 強 (burly) + 制 (system) = 強制 (compulsory) compulsory, forced. "Do it, slave!"

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
刺 | stab / buisness card | TREE | 木
制 | system | DAGGER | 市

You stab at the TREE and watch it sway.

The system has a DAGGER (middle left) to stab people who don't obey!

## Used In

- 製

## Synonyms

carry out /put into effect 実戦 行う 設ける 制定 実施 創立 成立
cloth 布 衣 衣装 制服 服装 衣服 衣装
dominate, have supremacy over 至上 覇権 制覇 独占的
limit 枠 限界 制限
repress 慎む 抑える 抑制 控える