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法

Method
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingホウ、ハッ
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 4Level 15

Meanings

  1. methodRtK
  2. law
    すべての人は法の前に平等です。Everybody is equal before the law.tatoeba
    その法律は即日施行された。The law came into effect on the day it was proclaimed.tatoeba
  3. rule
  4. principle
  5. model
  6. system
  1. act
  2. mood

Synonyms

ムードロー法律

Homonyms

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Same reading (ほう)
方 · direction報 · information砲 · gun

Popular Usage

文法法律憲法作法寸法

Radicals and components

Radical水water氵variant氺variant
Components
How it's built
法
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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water (水) · water droplets (氵) · water pistol (氵) · gone · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · elbow

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 813

Compound words

文法ぶんぽう
grammar
法律ほうりつ
law; legislation; act
憲法けんぽう
constitution; rules; regulation
作法さほう
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
寸法すんぽう
measurement; size; extent; dimension; plan
伝法でんぽう
brazen (esp. of a woman's behavior); bold; brave; rough; violent
違法いほう
illegal; illicit; unlawful
技法ぎほう
technique
刑法けいほう
criminal law; penal code
工法こうほう
method of construction
航法こうほう
sailing; navigation
合法ごうほう
legal; lawful; legitimate
司法しほう
administration of justice; judicature
手法しゅほう
technique; method
商法しょうほう
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
製法せいほう
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
税法ぜいほう
taxation law
適法てきほう
legal; lawful; legitimate
不法ふほう
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
方法ほうほう
method; way; manner; process; procedure
法案ほうあん
bill (law); measure
法王ほうおう
Pope; Buddha
法外ほうがい
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive
法学ほうがく
law; jurisprudence

On Reading Examples

これは生物の学習法としてはあまりよくないと思う。ほう
I don't think this is a good approach to biology.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は法律事務所に６年勤務していた。
He had worked for the law firm for six years.tatoeba
彼は法律家にはかなわなかった。
He was no match for a lawyer.tatoeba
彼は法律家になる教育を受けた。
He was trained as a lawyer.tatoeba
彼は法律を生涯の仕事に選んだ。
He made law his life career.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Law, method. 氵 (water) + 去 (go away) — water always flows downhill: a rule everything follows.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 法

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step