則 = 貝 + 刀

則 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “rule”. It is built from 貝 (shellfish) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 92. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: rule
RTK frame: 92
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ソク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): のっと.る, のり, すなわち
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: правило
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 則 rule

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 則

How to find 則 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “shellfish” + “sword”. 則 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 則 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.