法ほう学がく

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

Refers to the academic study of law, legal systems, and legal theory, not to a specific statute or the legal profession itself.

せん

攻こう

し

て

いる

。

He is majoring in law at university.

法ほう学がく部ぶに入はいるには高たかい偏へん差さ値ちが必ひつ要ようだ。

You need a high academic score to enter the faculty of law.

〈人ひと〉が法ほう学がくを学まなぶfor someone to study law (as an academic discipline)
彼かれは大だい学がくで法ほう学がくを学まなんでいる。
He is studying law at university.
〈人ひと〉が法ほう学がくを専せん攻こうするfor someone to major in law
妹いもうとは法ほう学がくを専せん攻こうすることにした。
My younger sister decided to major in law.

法ほう律りつ学がく
法律学 and 法学 are largely interchangeable formal terms for the academic study of law, though 法学 is more commonly used in everyday academic contexts.
法ほう科か
法学 emphasizes the scholarly discipline of law, while 法科 refers more broadly to law-related courses or departments, as in 法科大学院.

法ほう律りつN4
法学 is the academic study of law, whereas 法律 refers to actual statutes or the legal system itself, not the discipline that studies them.

Compound of 法 (ほう, 'law') and 学 (がく, 'study, learning'), a straightforward Sino-Japanese term for the academic discipline of law.

法ほう学がく者しゃ

legal scholar; jurist; lawyer

comparative law