国法|こくほうkokuhou[0]heiban (flat)

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Definitions
  1. nounnational law
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym法制ほうせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Emphasizes the overall system of laws and institutions; leans more toward institutional structure than 「国法」.
  • Synonym法令ほうれいWrittenWritten/formal prose. Covers statutes plus the administrative orders issued under them; more concrete than 「国法」.
  • RelatedΡローNeutralThe Greek letter rho, read 「ロー」. Shares neither reading nor meaning with 「国法」; not a near-synonym.
  • RelatedRAWローNeutralThe RAW image format, read 「ロー」. Unrelated to 「国法」 in both reading and meaning; not a near-synonym.

Use 「国法」 for the laws of the state, in written style, as in 「国法を犯す」. For the overall legal and institutional system say 「法制」; for concrete statutes and ordinances say 「法令」. The 「ロー」-sounding Ρ and RAW are unrelated homophones.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 国くにの法律ほうりつ。国典こくてん。
  2. 国家こっかの基本的きほんてき形態けいたいを定さだめる法ほう、特とくに憲法けんぽう。
  3. 戦国せんごく時代じだいの分国法ぶんこくほうのうち、守護しゅご公権こうけんに由来ゆらいし国内こくない一般いっぱんを対象たいしょうとするもの。
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