法律 (ほうりつ)law

lawnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

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Kanji in 法律

憲法けんぽうconstitution
方法ほうほうmethod; process
法案ほうあんbill (law); measure
法人ほうじんcorporate body; corporation
司法しほうadministration of justice
手法しゅほうtechnique; method
法廷ほうていcourt (of law); courtroom
法的ほうてきlegal
一律いちりつuniform; even
規律きりつorder; observance
旋律せんりつmelody; tune
法律事務所ほうりつじむしょlaw office; law firm
自律じりつautonomy (philosophy)
不文律ふぶんりつunwritten law; common law
二律背反にりつはいはんantinomy; self-contradiction
律令りつりょうcriminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models

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