憲法|けんぽうkenpou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N3approx.Common
けんぼうkenbouok
Definitions
  1. nounconstitution
    America has an elaborate system of constitutional checks and balances.
  2. nounrules; regulation
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymコンスティチューションNeutralA neutral loanword for a national constitution and also for one's bodily constitution or disposition; very rare, appearing mostly in English-language contexts.
  • Synonym基本法きほんほうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A basic law for a particular field, e.g. 「教育基本法」; it ranks below the constitution.
  • Related憲章けんしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. A charter that declares principles, as in 「国連憲章」 or 「児童憲章」; it does not carry the status of a constitution.

Default to 「憲法」. Use 「憲章」 for a declaration of principles and 「基本法」 for a field's basic law; the loanword 「コンスティチューション」 is rarely used.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 役人やくにんが守まもるべき基本的きほんてきな規範きはん。
  2. 国家こっかの最もっとも基本的きほんてきな統治とうち機構きこうを規定きていする法ほう。一般的いっぱんてきには、被ひ統治者とうちしゃである国民こくみんに対たいして侵おかすことのできない基本的きほんてき人権じんけんを列挙れっきょする人権じんけん宣言せんげんを併有へいゆうし、その他たの法令ほうれいに対たいする優越ゆうえつ的てき地位ちい及および特別とくべつな改正かいせい手続てつづきを規定きていしている。
  3. (語義ごぎ2より)ある組織そしきにおいて最もっとも基本的きほんてきなルール。
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