Kanji

Level: N3 Strokes: 8

法

Meaning in English

method, law, rule

Readings

Onyomi: ホウ, ハッ, ホッ, フラン Kunyomi: のり Romaji: hou, hatsu, hotsu, furan / nori

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法

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese método, lei, regra

Spanish método, ley, regla

Korean 방법, 법칙, 규칙

French méthode, loi, règle

Italian metodo, legge, regola

German Methode, Gesetz, Regel

Indonesian metode, hukum, aturan

★ Vietnamese phương pháp, luật, quy tắc

Thai วิธีการ กฎ ระเบียบ

Related kanji

N1 沼 shou / numa marsh, lake, bog N1 泣 kyuu / na.ku cry, weep, moan N2 泥 dei, nai, de, ni / doro, nazu.mu mud, mire, adhere to N2 沸 futsu / wa.ku, wa.kasu seethe, boil, ferment N1 泡 hou / awa bubbles, foam, suds N1 泌 hitsu, hi ooze, flow, soak in N3 決 ketsu / ki.meru, -gi.me, ki.maru, sa.ku decide, fix, agree upon N4 海 kai / umi sea, ocean, mer N3 活 katsu / i.kiru, i.kasu, i.keru lively, resuscitation, being helped

Words with this kanji

N1 手法 shuhou technique N1 製法 seihou manufacturing method, recipe, formula N1 司法 shihou administration of justice N1 法案 houan bill (law) N1 法学 hougaku law, jurisprudence N1 法廷 houtei courtroom N1 用法 youhou directions, rules of use N1 立法 rippou legislation, lawmaking N2 寸法 sumpou measurement, size, dimension

Sentences with this kanji

N5 新しい文法を使ってみます。 Atarashii bunpou o tsukatte mimasu. I will try using the new grammar. N4 例えばこの方法がいいです。 Tatoeba kono houhou ga ii desu. For example this method is good. N3 新しい方法を試してみたけど前のほうがよかったかもしれない Atarashii houhou o tameshite mita kedo mae no hou ga yokatta kamo shirenai I tried a new method but the previous one might have been better N4 前に習った文法を使って、短い文章を書いてみよう Mae ni naratta bunpou o tsukatte, mijikai bunshou o kaite miyou Let’s try writing a short text using the grammar we learned before N3 今まで使っていた方法より新しい方法のほうが分かりやすいと思う Ima made tsukatte ita houhou yori atarashii houhou no hou ga wakariyasui to omou I think the new method is easier to understand than the old one