One of the best Japanese Kanji dictionary.

Share this page

Kanji Detail for 憲 - "constitution, law"

憲

  • Meaning

    憲 means "constitution, law." Also associated with model.

    1. Constitution - Fundamental law; basic rules.

    2. Law - A regulation; a statute.

    3. Model - An example to follow; a standard.

  • Words using 憲

    • 憲法 けんぽう Listen constitution; rules; regulation
    • 違憲 いけん Listen unconstitutionality
    • 憲章 けんしょう Listen charter
    • 護憲 ごけん Listen protecting the constitution
    • 合憲 ごうけん Listen constitutionality
    • 改憲 かいけん Listen constitutional change; revising the constitution
    • 憲政 けんせい Listen constitutional government
    • 立憲 りっけん Listen constitutionalism; Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan

  • Tattoo check: 憲

    • Verified meaning: constitution, law
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, けん, けんじ, けんしょう)
    • Also carries these associations: model

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 憲

    Given names 憲(あきら)Listen 憲(けん)Listen 憲(さとし)Listen 憲(ただし)Listen 憲(とし)Listen 憲(のりお)Listen 憲(まこと)Listen

    Surnames 憲(けんじ)Listen 憲(けんしょう)Listen 憲(けんそう)Listen 憲(たかし)Listen 憲(のり)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    constitution; law

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    constitution, statute, law

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    statute; constitution

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    constitution, statute, law

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Law. Displaying law to people is 憲. Now, countries governed by law are called constitutional countries. There are democratic and monarchic constitutional distinctions. All politics is bounded by law. The fundamental principles are called 憲法 (constitution). | In old custom, superiors were called 憲. Such as 大憲, 憲臺.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ken(ケン) ケン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    constitution law model official rule regulation principle charter code doctrine foundation framework fundamental governance guideline legal norm standard statute

Sentences including 憲

  • We are subject to the constitution of japan.

  • Have you ever read the constitution of japan?

More kanji with the radical 心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

See all kanji with this radical →

Share This Page

Share this link via

Or copy link