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憲法十七条 (けんぽうじゅうしちじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

憲けん法ぽう十じゅう七しち条じょう

Meanings

1

noun

Seventeen-Article Constitution

Refers specifically to the early Japanese legal code attributed to Prince Shōtoku in 604 CE. Used in historical and academic contexts.

憲けん法ぽう十じゅう七しち条じょうは、聖しょう徳とく太たい子しが制せい定ていしたと伝つたえられる。
The Seventeen-Article Constitution is said to have been established by Prince Shōtoku.

Kanji

憲constitution, law
法method, law, rule
十ten
七

seven

条article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.

Etymology

The name is a direct description: 憲法 (constitution) + 十七条 (seventeen articles). The exact historical origin is debated, but it is traditionally attributed to Prince Shōtoku.