憲法

Chinese

statute; constitution law
trad. (憲法) 憲 法
simp. (宪法) 宪 法

Pronunciation


Noun

憲法

  1. constitution
    頒布憲法/颁布宪法  ―  bānbù xiànfǎ  ―  to promulgate the constitution
    恢復憲法秩序/恢复宪法秩序  ―  huīfù xiànfǎ zhìxù  ―  to restore constitutional order
    明治憲法/明治宪法  ―  míngzhì xiànfǎ  ―  the Meiji Constitution
    修改憲法/修改宪法  ―  xiūgǎi xiànfǎ  ―  to change the constitution
  2. (literary) legal code; statute

Synonyms

  • (constitution): 大法 (dàfǎ)
  • (legal code):

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Zhuang: yenfaz

Verb

憲法

  1. (literary) to announce a decree
  2. (literary) to follow the example of; to take as one's model; to pattern after; to imitate

Synonyms

  • (to follow the example of):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
憲 法
けん
Grade: 6
ほう > ぽう
Grade: 4
kan’on

Etymology

“constitution”
Adopted by Mitsukuri Rinsho as a translation of French constitution.[1]

Pronunciation

(until the early modern period[5])

  • IPA(key): [kẽ̞mbo̞ː]

Adjective

憲(けん)法(ぽう) • (kenpō) ←けんぱふ (kenpafu)?-na (adnominal 憲(けん)法(ぽう)な (kenpō na), adverbial 憲(けん)法(ぽう)に (kenpō ni))

  1. fair
    Synonyms: 公正な (kōsei na), 公平な (kōhei na)

Inflection

Noun

憲(けん)法(ぽう) or 憲法(けんぼう) • (kenpō or kenbō) ←けんぱふ (kenpafu) or けんばふ (kenbafu)?

  1. constitution
    Synonyms: 国憲 (kokken), 朝憲 (chōken)
    ヴァイマル憲(けん)法(ぽう) ― Vaimaru Kenpō ― Weimar Constitution
  2. (historical) rule; law
    Synonyms: 掟 (okite), きまり (kimari)
    十(じゅう)七(しち)条(じょう)憲(けん)法(ぽう) ― Jūshichi-jō Kenpō ― Seventeen-Article Constitution
  3. fairness

Derived terms

  • 憲(けん)法(ぽう)違(い)反(はん) (kenpō ihan)
  • 憲(けん)法(ぽう)改(かい)正(せい) (kenpō kaisei)
  • 憲(けん)法(ぽう)記(き)念(ねん)日(び) (kenpō kinenbi)
  • 憲(けん)法(ぽう)裁(さい)判(ばん) (kenpō saiban)
  • 旧(きゅう)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (kyū-kenpō)
  • 協(きょう)定(てい)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (kyōtei kenpō)
  • 協(きょう)約(やく)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (kyōyaku kenpō)
  • 欽(きん)定(てい)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (kintei kenpō)
  • 硬(こう)性(せい)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (kōsei kenpō)
  • 五(ご)権(けん)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (goken kenpō)
  • 新(しん)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (shin-kenpō)
  • 成(せい)文(ぶん)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (seibun kenpō)
  • 大(だい)日(にっ)本(ぽん)帝(てい)国(こく)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kenpō)
  • 帝(てい)国(こく)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (teikoku kenpō)
  • 軟(なん)性(せい)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (nansei kenpō)
  • 日(に)本(ほん)国(こく)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (Nihonkoku Kenpō)
  • 不(ふ)文(ぶん)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (fubun kenpō)
  • 平(へい)和(わ)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (heiwa kenpō)
  • 民(みん)定(てい)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (mintei kenpō)
  • 明(めい)治(じ)憲(けん)法(ぽう) (Meiji Kenpō)

See also

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
  1. “憲法”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  5. “憲法”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

Korean

Hanja in this term
憲法

Noun

憲法 • (heonbeop) (hangeul 헌법)

  1. Hanja form? of 헌법 (“constitution”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
憲法

Noun

憲法

  1. chữ Hán form of hiến pháp (“constitution”).
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