# 典 — Rule

Frequency rank 1025 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 濃 (Dense), less common than 鼻 (Nose).

- On’yomi: てん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 八 Eight (Kangxi 12)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX
- School grade: 4
- Strokes: 8

Music (曲) floats above fins (八) — the ancient musical score resting on a pedestal of fins establishes the rules of harmony.

In words:

- 辞典 じてん — dictionary
- 典型 てんけい — type,pattern,archetypal
- 古典 こてん — old book,classics,classic

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