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ナポレオン法典 (ナポレオンほうてん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ナポレオン法ほう典てん

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Meanings

1

Napoleonic Code

Refers to the French civil code established under Napoleon I in 1804. Used in legal and historical contexts.

ナポレオン法ほう典てんは、近きん代だい民みん法ぽうの

基き

礎そ

と

なっ

た

。

The Napoleonic Code became the foundation of modern civil law.

Kanji

法method, law, rule
典code, ceremony, law

Built from

ナポレオン+法ほう典てん

Etymology

From French 'Code Napoléon'. The Japanese name is a direct translation using ナポレオン (Napoleon) and 法典 (code of laws).