# 則 — Rule

Frequency rank 449 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 町 (Town), less common than 戻 (Return).

- On’yomi: そく
- Kun’yomi: のっと
- Radical: 刀 Knife (Kangxi 18)
- Frequency path: Level IV of XX

A shellfish on the left is cut by a knife on the right — the knife cuts the shellfish perfectly according to the rule, following the proper technique.

In words:

- 規則 きそく — regulations
- 法則 ほうそく — law,rule
- 原則 げんそく — principle;general rule

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