憲法

Chinese
statute; constitution
 
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
trad. (憲法) 憲 法
simp. (宪法) 宪 法

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 憲法 (けんぽう) (kenpō, “constitution”)

Noun

憲法

  1. 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
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Attestable in both pre- and post-Qin texts.

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):
Synonyms of 憲法

Noun

憲法

  1. (literary) legal code; statute
Synonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
憲 法
けん
Grade: 6		 ほう > ぼう
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Kanji in this term
憲 法
けん
Grade: 6		 ほう > ぽう
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

憲法 (hiragana けんぽう, rōmaji kenpō, historical hiragana けんぱふ)
(alternative reading hiragana けんぼう, romaji kenbō, historical hiragana けんばふ)

  1. constitution

Descendants

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. Hán tự form of hiến pháp (“constitution”).
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