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基準法 (kijunhou) Japanese meaning: basic law | Kotomora
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する
ため
の
基き
本ほん
的てき
な
法ほう
律りつ
です
。
The Building Standards Law is a basic law for ensuring the safety of buildings.
New regulations were introduced based on this basic law.
Kanji 基 fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines 準 semi-, correspond to, proportionate to Related words 法律 is the general word for any law or statute, while 基準法 specifically names a law that lays down basic standards or criteria (e.g. 建築基準法).
基本法 usually refers to an overarching, constitutional-style foundational law (e.g. 教育基本法), whereas 基準法 emphasizes concrete technical standards or criteria (e.g. 労働基準法).
Etymology Compound of 基準 (standard, criterion) and 法 (law). The term is a modern legal coinage, commonly used in the names of Japanese statutes.
