法 — law, method, principle
ほう
法
law
ほう
U+6CD5
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #100
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #751
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- law
- method
- principle
Readings
- On'yomi
- ほう hou はっ ha ほっ ho ふらん furan
- Kun'yomi
- のり nori
word
ほう ・ぽう hou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
法
hou
law
法
人
houjin
corporation
方
法
houhou
method
法
案
houan
bill
司
法
shihou
judiciary
手
法
shuhou
technique
法
的
houteki
legal
立
法
rippou
legislation
文
法
bunpou
grammar
不
法
fuhou
illegal
法
令
hourei
law
合
法
gouhou
legal
商
法
shouhou
commercial law
法
科
houka
law department
民
法
minpou
civil law
法
定
houtei
legal
法
学
部
hougakubu
law faculty
工
法
kouhou
construction method
法
学
hougaku
law
戦
法
senpou
tactics
新
法
shinpou
new law
立
法
府
rippoufu
assize
憲
法
kenpou
constitution
寸
法
sunpou
measurement
Words by frequency and grade
77 wordsEach dot is a word containing 法: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 38 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Compound ideograph with phonetic element (会意兼形声). 氵 (water) represents levelness and fairness — water always finds its level. 去 (kyo) contributes both sound and the idea of removing. Law is that which levels all equally.