法 — law, method, principle
ほう
法
law
Grade 4
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
8 strokes
law
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.
Meanings
- law
- method
- principle
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
作
法
sahou
manners
用
法
youhou
usage
法
則
housoku
law
法
制
housei
legislation
技
法
gihou
technique
法
務
省
houmushou
Ministry of Justice
法
務
houmu
legal affairs
法
規
houki
law
税
法
zeihou
tax law
法
務
大
臣
houmudaijin
Minister of Justice
法
律
houritsu
law
憲
法
kenpou
constitution
寸
法
sunpou
measurement
療
法
ryouhou
therapy
違
法
ihou
illegal
魔
法
mahou
magic
法
廷
houtei
courtroom
法
曹
housou
legal profession
刑
法
keihou
criminal law
魔
法
使
い
mahoutsukai
wizard
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.