法

音読おんよみ: ホウ

訓読くんよみ: none *

画数かくすう: 8 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 氵（さんずい）

Meaning

Law, rule, method, principle — This character appears frequently in legal, religious, and procedural contexts.

  • 方法ほうほう — method
  • 法律ほうりつ — law
  • 作法さほう — manners, etiquette
  • 文法ぶんぽう — grammar
  • 憲法けんぽう — constitution

法 combines the water radical 氵 and 去 (to leave or depart). It originally conveyed meanings related to a ritual or sacred way of doing things. Over time, it came to represent laws, rules, and structured methods of action.

日本にほんには 多おおくの法律ほうりつがあります。
There are many laws in Japan.

正ただしい方法ほうほうで 問題もんだいを解決かいけつしましょう。
Let’s solve the problem using the correct method.

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