法律|ほうりつhouritsu[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N4approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounlaw; legislation; act
    この法律ほうりつはすべての人ひとに適用てきようされる。↗
    This law applies to everybody.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym法令ほうれいWrittenCollective term for laws together with administrative orders, as in 「法令遵守」; broader in scope than 「法律」. Written/formal prose.
  • Synonym法ほうNeutralLaw or rules in the abstract, and also methods, as in 「法の下の平等」; neutral, though the single character leans written/formal.
  • Synonym法規ほうきWrittenLaws and regulations concerning citizens' rights and duties, as in 「交通法規」; focuses on concrete provisions. Written/formal prose.

Default to 「法律」. Use 「法令」 for the collective term covering laws plus administrative orders, 「法規」 for concrete regulations, and 「法」 for law in the abstract.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 社会しゃかい規範きはんの一ひとつ。国くにや人間にんげん社会しゃかいの秩序ちつじょを維持いじするための基準きじゅんで社会的しゃかいてき強制力きょうせいりょくを持もつもの。法ほう。
  2. 国会こっかいの議決ぎけつを経へて制定せいていされる法ほうの一いち形式けいしき。
  3. 仏陀(ブッダ)ぶつだが定さだめた教おしえと決きまり、戒律かいりつ。
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