憲法

Chinese

statute; constitution law
trad. (憲法) 憲 法
simp. (宪法) 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
憲 法
けん
Grade: 6
ほう > ぽう
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) け​んぽー [kéꜜǹpòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [kẽ̞mpo̞ː]

Noun

憲(けん)法(ぽう) • (kenpō) ←けんぱふ (kenpafu)?
(alternative reading hiragana けんぼう, rōmaji kenbō, historical hiragana けんばふ)

  1. constitution

See also

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
憲法

Noun

憲法 • (heonbeop) (hangeul 헌법)

  1. Hanja form? of 헌법 (“constitution”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
憲法

Noun

憲法

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