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Kanji for Rhythm
The kanji for “rhythm” is 律, read ritsu and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
rhythm
Rhythm and order; a life lived by its own principles. A popular modern boys’ name.
9 strokes On reading リツ、リチ、レツ (ritsu, richi, retsu) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control
Readings used for names on Nazuke: nori, ritsu
In Japan it appears in about 126 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 律: Noreen 律 · Noriko 律光 · Norris 律寿 · Elinore 恵里律 · Eleonore 恵礼緒律
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