憲法|けんぽうkenpou[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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- nounconstitution
- nounrules; regulation
- 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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