# 制 — system; control

制 means “system; control”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: セイ (sei). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 制 (sei, “system; organization”).

- Meaning: system; control
- On'yomi: セイ (sei)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Government 1

## How to remember 制

Parts: 牛 cow · 巾 cloth · 刂 sword

## Words with 制

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 制 | せい (sei) | system; organization |
| 制する | せいする (seisuru) | to hold back; to rein in |

## More in the “Government 1” set

[政](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/politics/) · [議](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/debate/) · [党](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/political-party/) · [制](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/system/) · [治](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/govern/) · [領](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/territory/)

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