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).
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.