noun, noun used as a suffix

  1. system, organization, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
せい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

system, law, rule
セイ (5th, N3)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ