無む上じょう命めい法ほうむじょうめいほうMeanings1nouncategorical imperativerare termphilosophyRare philosophical term. In modern Japanese, 定言命法 (ていげんめいほう) is the standard translation for Kant's categorical imperative. This form may appear in older or specialized texts.See also: 定言命法カントの倫りん理り学がくでは、無む上じょう命めい法ほうが中