ðə ɹˈɪtsuː ɔːɹ ðə pˈiːnəl kˈoʊd pˈoːɹʃən wʌz lˈɑːɹdʒli lˈɔst, bˌʌt ɐ kˌɑːmpɪlˈeɪʃən ʌv fɹˈæɡmənts fɹʌm vˈɛɹiəs kˈoʊdz, ɛntˈaɪɾəld ðə , ɪn ˈeɪt vˈɑːljuːmz, wʌz kəmpˈaɪld baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn.
The ritsu or the penal code portion was largely lost, but a compilation of fragments from various codes, entitled the , in 8 volumes, was compiled by  1760–1821.