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Kanji Detail for 法 - "law, method, buddhist teaching"

法

  • Meaning

    法 means "law, method, buddhist teaching."

    1. Law - A rule; a regulation.

    2. Method - A way of doing things.

    3. Buddhist teaching - The dharma.

  • Words using 法

    • 憲法 けんぽう Listen constitution; rules; regulation
    • 方法 ほうほう Listen method; way; manner
    • 法案 ほうあん Listen bill (law); measure
    • 法人 ほうじん Listen corporation; corporate body; company
    • 法律 ほうりつ Listen law; legislation; act
    • 司法 しほう Listen administration of justice; judicature
    • 手法 しゅほう Listen technique; method
    • 法廷 ほうてい Listen court (of law); courtroom

  • Four-character idioms with 法

    • 治外法権 ちがいほうけん Listen extraterritoriality
    • 三段論法 さんだんろんぽう Listen syllogism
    • 不法行為 ふほうこうい Listen tort; illegal act; illegal activity
    • 六法全書 ろっぽうぜんしょ Listen compendium of laws; statute books
    • 如法暗夜 にょほうあんや Listen total (utter) darkness
    • 是生滅法 ぜしょうめっぽう Listen the law of arising and ceasing; the law of creation and destruction

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    • Verified meaning: law, method, buddhist teaching
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さだむ, のり, はかる, ほうさき)

    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 法

    Given names 法(さだむ)Listen 法(はかる)Listen 法(ほうしょう)Listen 法(みのり)Listen

    Surnames 法(のり)Listen 法(ほうさき)Listen

  • 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.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    furan(フラン) フラン

    ha(ハ) ハ

    ho(ホ) ホ

    hoh(ホウ) ホウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    nori(のり) のり

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    law method buddhist teaching model example pattern code constitution court decree dharma discipline enforcement govern guide jurisdiction jurisprudence justice legal legislation order ordinance policy principle regulation rule statute

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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