法王

Chinese
 
law; method; way
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
 king; Wang (proper name)
simp. and trad.
(法王)		 法 王
anagram 王法

Pronunciation

Noun

法王

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Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (法王):
  • → Japanese: 法王(ほうおう) (hōō)
  • → Korean: 법왕(法王) (beobwang)
  • → Vietnamese: pháp vương (法王)

Further reading

Japanese
Kanji in this term
法 王
ほう
Grade: 4		 おう
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation
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Noun

法(ほう)王(おう) • (hōō) ←ほふわう (fofuwau)?

  1. (historical) (also rendered as 法皇) Ex-emperor and monk; Ex-emperor in cloister who is also in Buddhist priesthood.
  2. (Christianity) pope

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • 法王権
  • 法王庁

Suffix

法(ほう)王(おう) • (-hōō) ←ほふわう (fofuwau)?

  1. (religion) a religious Leader (Lit. "King of the Law (Dharma)")
    ダライ・ラマ法王(ほうおう)
    Darai Rama-hōō
    His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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