法
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Translingual
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Han character
法 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 水土戈 (EGI), four-corner 34131, composition ⿰氵去)
Derived characters
- 𠵽, 𭡚, 𦝌, 琺, 鍅, 𪶏, 𭱇, 𬈅, 𧇦, 𭓼, 𦲾, 𪾁, 𪴹, 䦢, 𬰂, 𢌇, 𦝎, 𤀢, 𪫚, 𠎢
Related characters
- 灋 (Variant traditional form of 法)
References
- KangXi: page 616, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17290
- Dae Jaweon: page 1010, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1579, character 4
- Unihan data for U+6CD5
Chinese
simp. and trad. | 法 | |
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alternative forms | 㳒 灋 𢌇 佱 𣳴 |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 法 | |
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Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script |
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法 | *pqab |
灋 | *pqab |
Simplified from earlier 灋, which was originally used to represent 廢 (OC *pads, “to cast aside; to abrogate”).
Etymology 1
Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Tibetan བབས (babs, “shape, form, appearance”), དབྱིབས (dbyibs, “shape, form, figure”). Possibly cognate with 凡 (OC *bom, “all, general, every; pattern, general rule”); see there for more.
Pronunciation
Definitions
法
- law; rule; regulation; statute
- 法院 ― fǎyuàn ― court of law
- 立法 ― lìfǎ ― to legislate
- 犯法 ― fànfǎ ― to break the law
- 普通法 ― pǔtōngfǎ ― common law
- 著作權法/著作权法 ― zhùzuòquánfǎ ― copyright law
- norm; standard; model; example
- 法書/法书 ― fǎshū ― model calligraphy
- 語法/语法 ― yǔfǎ ― grammar
- to imitate; to emulate
- 效法 ― xiàofǎ ― to imitate
- 師法/师法 ― shīfǎ ― to imitate
- method; way; solution
- 歸納法/归纳法 ― guīnàfǎ ― inductive reasoning
- (Buddhism) dharma; principle of the universe; teachings of Buddha
- 法輪/法轮 ― fǎlún ― dharmachakra
- 末法時期/末法时期 ― mò fǎ shíqī ― Dharma-ending age
- magic; magic arts; sorcery; witchcraft
- 施法 ― shīfǎ ― to cast a spell
- 40th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "law" (𝌭)
- a surname
Usage notes
- Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian (《现代汉语规范词典》) proscribes the use of the pronunciations fā and fá.
Compounds
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Descendants
- → Japanese: 法 (hō)
- → Korean: 법(法) (beop)
- → Vietnamese: pháp (法)
Others:
- → Proto-Tai
- Lao: ແບບ (bǣp, “form; model, standard, example; method; style, manner; brand, type”)
- Thai: แบบ (bɛ̀ɛp, “kind; design, pattern; style; type; model”)
- → Khmer: បែប (baep, “kind, sort, model, type; style, form, shape; aspect; method, way, situation, condition”)
- → Vietnamese: phép (“rule, custom, usage, method; permission, authorisation; magical power”)
- → Manchu: ᡶᠠᡶᡠᠨ (fafun, “law; rule; punishment”)
Pronunciation
Definitions
法
- Short for 法蘭西/法兰西 (Fǎlánxī, “France”).
- 法語/法语 ― fǎyǔ ― French language
- 法棍 ― fǎgùn ― French stick
Usage notes
- Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian (《现代汉语规范词典》) proscribes the use of the pronunciation fà.
Compounds
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Pronunciation
Definitions
法
- Short for 法拉 (fǎlā, “farad”).
Compounds
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References
- “法”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)
- method
- law, rule
- principle
- model
- system
Readings
- Go-on: ほう (hō, Jōyō)←ほふ (fofu, historical)
- Kan-on: ほう (hō, Jōyō)←はふ (fafu, historical)
- Kan’yō-on: はっ (ha', Jōyō †)←はふ (fafu, historical); ほっ (ho', Jōyō †)←ほふ (fofu, historical)
- Kun: おきて (okite, 法); のっとる (nottoru, 法る); のり (nori, 法)
- Nanori: かず (kazu); つね (tsune); はかる (hakaru)
Compounds
- 永字八法 (eiji happō, “the Eight Principles of Yong”)
- 法号 (hōgō, “a dharma name”)
- 法案 (hōan)
- 法印 (hōin)
- 法衣 (hōe), 法衣 (hōi)
- 法医学 (hōigaku)
- 法王 (hōō)
- 法皇 (hōō)
- 法外 (hōgai)
- 法学 (hōgaku)
- 法規 (hōki)
- 法事 (hōji)
- 法術 (hōjutsu)
- 法人 (hōjin)
- 法則 (hōsoku)
- 法定 (hōtei)
- 法廷 (hōtei)
- 法典 (hōten)
- 法度 (hatto)
- 法要 (hōyō)
- 法螺 (hora)
- 法力 (hōriki), 法力 (hōryoku)
- 法律 (hōritsu)
- 法輪 (hōrin)
- 加法 (kahō)
- 家法 (kahō)
- 減法 (genpō)
- 憲法 (kenpō), 憲法 (kenbō)
- 刑法 (keihō)
- 公法 (kōhō)
- 国法 (kokuhō)
- 国際法 (kokusaihō)
- 司法 (shihō)
- 私法 (shihō)
- 除法 (johō)
- 商法 (shōhō)
- 乗法 (jōhō)
- 定法 (jōhō)
- 民法 (minpō)
- 寸法 (sunpō, “dimension, size”)
Etymology 1
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法 |
ほう Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 法 (MC pɨɐp̚). Originally, the kan'on was はふ (fafu), and the goon was ほふ (fofu), although both became ほう (hō) in modern Japanese. It is suggested that the kan'on was used in the general senses, while the goon was used in Buddhist contexts.
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ほー [hòó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ho̞ː]
Noun
法 • (hō) ←はふ (fafu)?
- principle
- law
- code of law
- method
- etiquette
- (Buddhism) dharma
- (grammar) mood
- (mathematics) divisor
Derived terms
- 方法 (hōhō, “way, method, manner”)
Etymology 2
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法 |
のり Grade: 4 |
kun’yomi |
Alternative forms
- 規, 則, 矩
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) のり [nòríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [no̞ɾʲi]
Noun
法 • (nori)
- law
- measure, size
- 内法
- uchi nori
- inner size
- 内法
Synonyms
- (law): 法規 (hōki), 法律 (hōritsu)
- (measure): 寸法 (sunpō)
Etymology 3
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法 |
ふらん Grade: 4 |
irregular |
From French franc.[1][3]
Pronunciation
- (Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) フラン [fúꜜràǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾã̠ɴ]
Noun
法 • (furan)
- Alternative spelling of フラン
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
Hanja
法 (eumhun 법 법 (beop beop))
- Hanja form? of 법 (“law”).
Vietnamese
Han character
法: Hán Việt readings: pháp[1][2][3][4][5][6]
法: Nôm readings: pháp[1][2][3], phép[1][2][3], phấp[1][2][3], phăm[3], phắp[3], bắp[1], mép[1]
- chữ Hán form of pháp (“law, method, standard”).
- chữ Hán form of Pháp (“France, French”).
- Nôm form of phép (“custom, permission”).
Derived terms
- 句法 (cú pháp)
- 司法 (tư pháp)
- 合法 (hợp pháp)
- 律法 (luật pháp)
- 憲法 (hiến pháp)
- 拳法 (quyền pháp)
- 方法 (phương pháp)
- 書法 (thư pháp)
- 法制 (pháp chế)
- 法家 (pháp gia)
- 法師 (pháp sư)
- 法律 (pháp luật)
- 法權 (pháp quyền)
- 法術 (pháp thuật)
- 法輪 (pháp luân)
- 法醫 (pháp y)
- 犯法 (phạm pháp)
- 療法 (liệu pháp)
- 立法 (lập pháp)
- 筆法 (bút pháp)
- 行法 (hành pháp)
- 解法 (giải pháp)
- 語法 (ngữ pháp)
- 辦法 (biện pháp)
- 非法 (phi pháp)
References
- Nguyễn (2014).
- Nguyễn et al. (2009).
- Trần (2004).
- Trần (1999).
- Nguyễn (1974).
- Thiều Chửu (1942).