憲法

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(until the early modern period[5])

  • IPA(key): [kẽ̞mbo̞ː]

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

  • (けん)(ぽう)()(はん) (kenpō ihan)
  • (けん)(ぽう)(かい)(せい) (kenpō kaisei)
  • (けん)(ぽう)()(ねん)() (kenpō kinenbi)
  • (けん)(ぽう)(さい)(ばん) (kenpō saiban)
  • (きゅう)(けん)(ぽう) (kyū-kenpō)
  • (きょう)(てい)(けん)(ぽう) (kyōtei kenpō)
  • (きょう)(やく)(けん)(ぽう) (kyōyaku kenpō)
  • (きん)(てい)(けん)(ぽう) (kintei kenpō)
  • (こう)(せい)(けん)(ぽう) (kōsei kenpō)
  • ()(けん)(けん)(ぽう) (goken kenpō)
  • (しん)(けん)(ぽう) (shin-kenpō)
  • (せい)(ぶん)(けん)(ぽう) (seibun kenpō)
  • (だい)(にっ)(ぽん)(てい)(こく)(けん)(ぽう) (Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kenpō)
  • (てい)(こく)(けん)(ぽう) (teikoku kenpō)
  • (なん)(せい)(けん)(ぽう) (nansei kenpō)
  • ()(ほん)(こく)(けん)(ぽう) (Nihonkoku Kenpō)
  • ()(ぶん)(けん)(ぽう) (fubun kenpō)
  • (へい)()(けん)(ぽう) (heiwa kenpō)
  • (みん)(てい)(けん)(ぽう) (mintei kenpō)
  • (めい)()(けん)(ぽう) (Meiji Kenpō)

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, Nihon Kokugo Daijiten) (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →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).
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