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Kanji Detail for 法 - "law, method, rule"

法

  • Meaning

    法 means "law, method, rule."

    1. Law - A rule; a regulation.

    2. Method - A way of doing things.

    3. Buddhist teaching - The dharma.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    method; law; rule; principle; model; system

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    variant of 法[fa3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    law, rule, statute; method, way; French

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

    That which has a fixed pattern to follow is called 法. Hence, systems, laws, and regulations are all called 法. As in legal codes (法典), regulations (法規), and the like. | Ritual and teaching. As in "one who slanders the sages is without proper conduct" (非聖無法), referring to those without propriety who slander sages. | Punishment. As in being executed is called 正法. | That which can be imitated and serve as a standard. As in writing has sentence structure (句法), calligraphy has writing method (書法). | To imitate. As in 誦法 (to recite and follow), 師法 (to learn from), and the like. | Buddhists call the Way "法." Hence, preaching is called 說法. Respectfully addressing someone is called 法師 (Dharma master). | One who excels at something and can serve as a model for others is called 法. As in model calligraphy copybooks (法帖), exemplary calligraphy (法書), and the like. | Name of a country. Abbreviation of France (法蘭西). In western Europe, west of Germany.
  • Onyomitip

    hatsu(はつ) はつ

    ho(ほ) ほ

    hotsu(ほつ) ほつ

  • Kunyomitip

    furan(ふらん) ふらん

    nori(のり) のり

    notto.ru(のっとる) のっとる

  • Strokestip

    8 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords
    law rule regulation method way manner system technique Buddhist dharma teaching doctrine standard norm model legal juridical statute ordinance code

Sentences including 法

  • I do not know how to drive a car.

  • Both of the means are dangerous.

  • I'm against the bill.

  • Such a method is out of date.

  • His word is law.

  • I wish i had known how to do it.

  • This is a slow but certain way.

  • Living abroad is the best way to learn a foreign language.

  • What is the best way to put an end to the war?

  • There was much argument against the bill.

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