Explore 制 in words about rules and control. Learn each reading with a complete word and its context.
The idea
制 has eight strokes and the reading セイ in 制度（せいど）, 制限（せいげん）, 制御（せいぎょ） and 制服（せいふく）. Follow the linked stroke-order diagram. 制限する means to restrict; 制御する means to control a mechanism.
Examples
- 学校の制度が変わりました。The school system changed.
- 速度を制限します。We limit the speed.
- 機械を制御します。We control the machine.
- この学校には制服があります。This school has a uniform.
- 時間に制限があります。There is a time limit.
- 新しい制度を説明します。I will explain the new system.
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Watch out
制度 is a system, while 制限 is a restriction. 制服 is a uniform, not a verb for controlling clothes.
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Write the reading of 制度 in hiragana.
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せいど
制度 is せいど: it refers to a system, as in a school system.
Write the reading of 制限 in hiragana.
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せいげん
制限 is せいげん: it means a limit, as in a time limit.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿服（せいふく）［制／近］.
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制
制 completes 制服（せいふく）, a uniform worn under a common dress rule.
Practice round
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Write the reading of 制度 in hiragana.
Write the reading of 制限 in hiragana.
Choose the missing kanji: ＿服（せいふく）［制／近］.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write 制 using the stroke diagram, cover the examples, and read 制度 and 制限 aloud. Then make a sentence with one.