法ほう

ほう hou

Act (law: the X Act)

nounnoun suffix

Chinese meanings

法律

Examples

Furigana

すべての人ひとは法ほうの前まえに平びょう等どうです。
Everybody is equal before the law.
法律面前人人平等。
Tatoeba #214428
法ほうのもとではすべての人ひとは平びょう等どうだ。
All men are equal under the law.
法律面前人人平等。
Tatoeba #82698

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('e7344aa7e1'); // 法

{
  "id": "e7344aa7e1",
  "word": "法",
  "reading": "ほう",
  "romaji": "hou",
  "meanings": [
    "Act (law: the X Act)"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "n",
    "n-suf"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1517150,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "すべての人は法の前に平等です。",
      "furigana": "すべての{人|ひと}は{法|ほう}の{前|まえ}に{平等|びょうどう}です。",
      "en": "Everybody is equal before the law.",
      "tatoeba_id": 214428
    },
    {
      "ja": "法のもとではすべての人は平等だ。",
      "furigana": "{法|ほう}のもとではすべての{人|ひと}は{平等|びょうどう}だ。",
      "en": "All men are equal under the law.",
      "tatoeba_id": 82698
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "3e98f8b1e61729646704fac25b162f1daf6c65822d4350fe8401fa29e62a8df3",
    "meanings": [
      "法律"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "すべての人は法の前に平等です。",
        "zh": "法律面前人人平等。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "法のもとではすべての人は平等だ。",
        "zh": "法律面前人人平等。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/e7344aa7e1",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1517150; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "c2848022571ad9d749a70327b51a89020b2b8fd92d33dca44c01ecd13941d5a1"
  }
}