憲法

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Chinese

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statute; constitution law
trad. (憲法)
simp. (宪法)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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

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Descendants

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  • Zhuang: yenfaz

Verb

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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

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  • (to follow the example of):
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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
けん
Grade: 6
ほう > ぽう
Grade: 4
kan'on
 憲法 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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(until the early modern period[5])

Adjective

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(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

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Noun

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(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

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See also

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References

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  • 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]‎[1] (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]‎[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

Korean

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Hanja in this term

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憲法 (heonbeop) (hangeul 헌법)

  1. hanja form? of 헌법 (constitution)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

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憲法

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