Kanji

法

method, law, rule, principle, model, system

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ホウ, ハッ, ホッ, フラン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

のり

Nanori (Name Reading)

かず, つね, のり, はかる

Common Readings

ハッ, ホウ, ホッ

Example sentences

魔法 まほう
魔法 使って 飛んだ

He used magic to fly in the sky.

消える きえる
魔法 よう 晴れて から 消えた

Like magic, the fog cleared and the city disappeared from before my eyes.

方法 ほうほう
この 問題 解決 する ため 良い 方法 考えて ください

Please think of a good way to solve this problem.

ほか
方法 ありません

There is no other way.

ほう
すべて 国民 平等

Under the law, all citizens are equal.

等しい ひとしい
人間 等しい 権利 持っている

All humans have equal rights under the law.

魔法使い まほうつかい
伝説 魔法使い として 知られている

He is known as a legendary wizard.

呪文 じゅもん
魔法使い 不思議 呪文 唱えた

The wizard chanted a mysterious spell.

魔法陣 まほうじん
その 魔術師 地面 巨大 魔法陣 描いた

The magician drew a huge magic circle on the ground.

法律 ほうりつ
法律 守る こと 社会 ルール です

Obeying the law is a rule of society.

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