How to say 'Constitution' in Japanese | 憲法

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The Japanese word for Constitution is 'Kenpou', written as 憲法 in Japanese.'Constitution' in hiragana is けんぽう.

word

憲法

Meaning

Constitution

Reading

けんぽう

kenpou

Kanji

憲Constitution 法Law, Method

Explanation

The Japanese noun '憲法 (けんぽう)' refers to a constitution, which is a set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed. In Japan, it specifically refers to the national constitution, which outlines the framework of the government and the rights of the citizens. Example sentences: The constitution guarantees freedom of speech「憲法は言論の自由を保証している」(けんぽうはげんろんのじゆうをほしょうしている). Japan's constitution was established after World War II「日本の憲法は第二次世界大戦後に制定された」(にほんのけんぽうはだいにじせかいたいせんごにせいていされた).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1294

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 憲法

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

憲

Meaning

Constitution

kanji

法

Meaning

Law, Method

Words Related to 憲法 Through the Kanji 法

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 法 as well.

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法

Meaning

Law, Method

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方法

Meaning

Method

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法律

Meaning

Law

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法人

Meaning

Corporation

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療法

Meaning

Therapy

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法則

Meaning

Law

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手法

Meaning

Technique

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違法

Meaning

Illegal

word

法的

Meaning

Legal

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司法

Meaning

Judiciary

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民法

Meaning

Civil code

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法学部

Meaning

Law, Faculty

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不法

Meaning

Illegal

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魔法

Meaning

Magic

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法定

Meaning

Legal

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立法

Meaning

Legislation

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法廷

Meaning

Courtroom

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文法

Meaning

Grammar

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法務

Meaning

Legal affairs

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'Kenpou' means 'Constitution' .

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