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あへん法 (あへんほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

あへん法ほう

Meanings

1

noun

Opium Control Act

law

Refers to the Japanese law regulating opium and related substances. Used in legal and official contexts.

あへん法ほうは、あへんの取とり扱あつかいを厳きびしく規き制せいしている。
The Opium Control Act strictly regulates the handling of opium.

Written forms

あへん法ほう
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling for the Opium Control Act.
阿あ片へん法ほう
Full kanji spelling using 阿片 for opium; less common but still encountered in legal contexts.

Kanji

法method, law, rule
阿Africa, flatter, fawn upon
片

one-sided, leaf, sheet

Etymology

Compound of あへん (opium) and 法 (law). The term あへん derives from English 'opium' or Dutch 'opium', adapted into Japanese.