憲法

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Chinese

statute; constitution law
trad. (憲法)
simp. (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
けん
Grade: 6
ほう > ぽう
Grade: 4
kan'on
 憲法 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(until the early modern period[5])

Adjective

(けん)(ぽう) (kenpōけんぱふ (kenpafu)?-na (adnominal (けん)(ぽう) (kenpō na), adverbial (けん)(ぽう) (kenpō ni))

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

Inflection

Noun

(けん)(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(けん)(ぽう)Vaimaru KenpōWeimar Constitution
  2. (historical) rule; law
    Synonyms: (okite), きまり (kimari)
    (じゅう)(しち)(じょう)(けん)(ぽう)Jūshichi-jō KenpōSeventeen-Article Constitution
  3. fairness

Derived terms

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]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →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

Noun

憲法 (heonbeop) (hangeul 헌법)

  1. hanja form? of 헌법 (constitution)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

憲法

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