漢字道KANJIDO

8 strokesRadical

7Elementary year 48 strokesRadical
On
ホウ・ハッ・ホッ
Kun
Meaning
law; method, way

Origin

ORIGIN

Originally combined 氵 (water), 去, and 廌, a mythical beast that judged right from wrong; means fair rules, hence 'law'.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ホウ法律・文法・方法
ハッ法度
ホッ法主

「法主」は,「ホウシュ」とも。

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 方法ほうほう

    method

  • 法律ほうりつ

    law

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

正しい計算の方法を習った。

I learned the correct method of calculation.

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