Memory phrase for the character: 制

制

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Meaning

organization, system, control, structure

Pronunciation

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Explanation

 Left top: cow 牛, below: cloth 巾, right: knife 刂

Mnemonic
 
A cow wrapped in cloth with a knife: what an organization!

Radicals

牛 cowShows the head キ of a cow with only one horn ノ.
巾 cloth, width巾 [はば] means width. The trainer also understands it as: "cloth".
刂 cutVariation of sword 刀




 Vocabulary

制服 せいふく  uniform
体制 たいせい  order, system, structure, organization
制する せいする  to control, to command, to get the better of
制作 せいさく  work (film, book)
制定 せいてい  enactment, establishment, creation
制度 せいど  system, institution, organization
制約 せいやく  limitation, restriction, condition, constraints
制裁 せいさい  restraint, sanctions, punishment
制限 せいげん  restriction, restraint, limitation

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