Onyomi: ハッ, フラン, ホウ, ホッ · Kunyomi: のり · Meanings: law, method, model, principle, rule, system
Kanji for law, method, model, principle, rule
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法 is formed from the water radical 氵 on the left, and 去 on the right. The water radical relates to flow or order, while 去 carries the sense of going or action. Together, they express the idea of guiding or regulating the flow of behavior. From this idea, 法 came to mean law, method, or rule.
法 shows regulating flow or action, meaning law, method, or rule.
法 is used when referring to laws, rules, or methods. It represents order and guidance in behavior or processes. Remember 法 as meaning “law,” “method,” or “rule.”
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 法 | ほう | law, act, principle | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 法 | のり | rule, law, regulation | Noun |
| 法律 | ほうりつ | law | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 法則 | ほうそく | law, rule | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 法案 | ほうあん | bill (law), measure | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 法廷 | ほうてい | court (of law), courtroom | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 法学 | ほうがく | law, jurisprudence | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 法律事務所 | ほうりつじむしょ | law office, law firm | common Noun |
| 法学部 | ほうがくぶ | school of law, faculty of law | common Noun |
| 法王 | ほうおう | Pope | common Noun |