法

• 読み: ほう
• ローマ字: hou
• 漢字の分解: 法 (hou) — law, method, way; composed of 氵 (water) + 去 (to go)
• 発音: /hoː/

意味

Law; act; method. As a suffix, it forms the names of specific laws and acts.

A noun and suffix with several important uses. As a suffix, 法 appears in the names of specific laws: 刑法 (criminal law), 民法 (civil law), and 商法 (commercial law). As a standalone noun, it can mean method or way, as in 方法 (method). It is a fundamental building block of legal vocabulary and is essential for reading about Japanese law and governance.

例文

1. 日本の刑法は明治時代に作られた。
2. この法に違反すると罰金が科される。
3. 新しい法が来年施行される予定だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: law, politics, academia

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 法 combines 氵 (water radical) and 去 (to go, to leave). The original meaning related to water flowing in a set channel, which evolved into the concept of established rules and methods.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal