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How to say 'Law' in Japanese | 法則

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The Japanese word for Law is 'Housoku', written as 法則 in Japanese.'Law' in hiragana is ほうそく.

    word

    法則

    Meaning

    Law

    Reading

    ほうそく

    housoku

    Kanji

    法Law, Method 則Rule

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '法則 (ほうそく)' refers to a 'law' or 'principle' that governs natural phenomena, scientific rules, or general patterns. It is often used in contexts related to science, mathematics, or philosophy to describe universal rules or consistent patterns. For example: Newton's law of motion「ニュートンの運動法則」(にゅーとんのうんどうほうそく). This principle applies universally「この法則は普遍的に適用される」(このほうそくはふへんてきにてきようされる). The word can also be used metaphorically to describe patterns in human behavior or societal rules, such as 'the law of supply and demand'「需要と供給の法則」(じゅようときょうきゅうのほうそく).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    3064

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 法則

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    法

    Meaning

    Law, Method

  • kanji

    則

    Meaning

    Rule

Words Related to 法則 Through the Kanji 法

These 19 Words contain the Kanji 法 as well.

  • word

    法

    Meaning

    Law, Method

  • word

    方法

    Meaning

    Method

  • word

    法律

    Meaning

    Law

  • word

    憲法

    Meaning

    Constitution

  • word

    法人

    Meaning

    Corporation

  • word

    療法

    Meaning

    Therapy

  • word

    手法

    Meaning

    Technique

  • word

    違法

    Meaning

    Illegal

  • word

    法的

    Meaning

    Legal

  • word

    司法

    Meaning

    Judiciary

  • word

    民法

    Meaning

    Civil code

  • word

    法学部

    Meaning

    Law, Faculty

  • word

    不法

    Meaning

    Illegal

  • word

    魔法

    Meaning

    Magic

  • word

    法定

    Meaning

    Legal

  • word

    立法

    Meaning

    Legislation

  • word

    法廷

    Meaning

    Courtroom

  • word

    文法

    Meaning

    Grammar

  • word

    法務

    Meaning

    Legal affairs

Words Related to 法則 Through the Kanji 則

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 則 as well.

  • word

    原則

    Meaning

    Principle

  • word

    規則

    Meaning

    Rule

  • word

    不規則

    Meaning

    Irregular

  • word

    反則

    Meaning

    Foul

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What does 'Housoku' (法則) mean?

'Housoku' means 'Law' .

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