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理法 (りほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

理り法ほう

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Meanings

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noun

law; principle; natural law

Refers to fundamental laws or principles, often in philosophical, scientific, or moral contexts. Not used for legal statutes in the sense of 法律.

自し然ぜんの理り法ほうに従したがって生いきる。
Live according to the laws of nature.
この哲てつ学がく書しょは宇う宙ちゅうの理り法ほうを探たん求きゅうしている。
This philosophy book explores the principles of the universe.

Kanji

理logic, arrangement, reason
法method, law, rule

Similar words

法ほう律りつ
法律 refers to man-made legal statutes, while 理法 refers to fundamental natural or moral laws.
法ほう則そく
法則 is a more common word for scientific laws or rules, whereas 理法 has a more philosophical or abstract nuance.

Etymology

Compound of 理 (principle, reason) and 法 (law, rule). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'fundamental law'.