Japanese symbol for “laws”
制
せい
Romaji: sei
system; organization; organisation; imperial command
In Japanese, laws is 制, read せい (sei).
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Meanings
- n, n-suf system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “laws”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 摂理 | せつり setsuri | laws (of nature) |
| 法制 | ほうせい housei | legislation; laws |
| 殺人ロボット | さつじんロボット satsujinrobotto | killer robot; lethal autonomous weapon; LAWS |
| キラーロボット | キラーロボット kiraarobotto | killer robot; lethal autonomous weapons systems; LAWS |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 制度 | せいど seido | system; institution; organization |
| 制限 | せいげん seigen | restriction; restraint; limitation |
| 制作 | せいさく seisaku | work (film, book) |
| 規制 | きせい kisei | regulation; (traffic) policing; control |
| 体制 | たいせい taisei | order; system; structure |
| 強制 | きょうせい kyousei | compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “laws”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.