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
彼は魔法を使って空を飛んだ。

He used magic to fly in the sky.

消える きえる
魔法のように、霧が晴れて街が目の前から消えた。

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

方法 ほうほう
この問題を解決するための良い方法を考えてください。

Please think of a good way to solve this problem.

他 ほか
他に方法はありません。

There is no other way.

法 ほう
法の下では、すべての国民は平等だ。

Under the law, all citizens are equal.

等しい ひとしい
人間は皆、法の下に等しい権利を持っている。

All humans have equal rights under the law.

魔法使い まほうつかい
彼は伝説の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
魔法使いは不思議な呪文を唱えた。

The wizard chanted a mysterious spell.

魔法陣 まほうじん
その魔術師は地面に巨大な魔法陣を描いた。

The magician drew a huge magic circle on the ground.

法律 ほうりつ
法律を守ることは、社会のルールです。

Obeying the law is a rule of society.

Example Vocabulary

魔法

まほう

magic; witchcraft; sorcery

方法

ほうほう

method; way; approach

法

ほう

law; rule; method; way; (Buddhism) dharma

魔法使い

まほうつかい

wizard; sorcerer

魔法陣

まほうじん

magic circle

法律

ほうりつ

law

法則

ほうそく

law; rule; principle

作法

さほう

manners; etiquette; protocol; way of doing things

違法

いほう

illegal; unlawful

戦法

せんぽう

strategy; tactics; way of fighting

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