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普遍的法則 (ふへんてきほうそく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

普ふ遍へん的てき法ほう則そく

Meanings

1

noun

universal law

A law or principle that applies everywhere and at all times, often used in philosophical, scientific, or ethical contexts.

物ぶつ理り学がくでは、普ふ遍へん的てき法ほう則そくが自し然ぜん界かいの現げん象しょうを説せつ明めいする。
In physics, universal laws explain natural phenomena.
彼かれの倫りん理り観かんは、普ふ遍へん的てき法ほう則そくに基もとづいている。
His ethics are based on universal laws.

Kanji

普universal, wide(ly), generally
遍everywhere, times, widely
的bull's eye, mark, target
法

method, law, rule

則rule, law, follow

Similar words

法ほう則そく
法則 is a general term for 'law' or 'rule', while 普遍的法則 specifically emphasizes universality and applicability everywhere.
普ふ遍へん的てき
普遍的 is an adjective meaning 'universal', used to modify nouns; 普遍的法則 is the compound noun form.

Etymology

Compound of 普遍的 (universal) + 法則 (law). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern calque from Western philosophical and scientific concepts.