法外

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Chinese

law; method; way
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
 
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
 
trad. (法外)
simp. #(法外)

Pronunciation


Adjective

法外

  1. (attributive) extrajudicial; extralegal; lawless; outside the law
    法外  ―  fǎwài zhī dì  ―  place of lawlessness

Antonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 4
がい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjective

(ほう)(がい) (hōgai-na (adnominal (ほう)(がい) (hōgai na), adverbial (ほう)(がい) (hōgai ni))

  1. exorbitant; outrageous; absurd; ridiculous
    法外(ほうがい)値段(ねだん)
    hōgai na nedan
    extortionate prices

Inflection

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN