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朝憲 (chouken) Japanese meaning: national laws | Kotomora

朝ちょう憲けん

ちょ

う

け

ん

Meanings

1

national laws; constitution

Formal, literary term referring to the fundamental laws or constitution of a nation, often with a historical or imperial connotation. Rare in modern usage; typically encountered in legal or historical texts.

朝ちょう憲けんを乱みだす行こう為いは許ゆるされない。
Acts that disturb the national laws are not permitted.

Kanji

朝morning, dynasty, regime
憲constitution, law

Related words

憲けん法ぽう
憲法 is the standard modern word for 'constitution'. 朝憲 is a rare, formal synonym with historical/imperial overtones.
国こく法ほう
国法 means 'national law' in a general sense. 朝憲 is more specific to fundamental laws or the constitution, and carries a literary, archaic flavor.

Etymology

Compound of 朝 (court, imperial) and 憲 (law, constitution). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term appears in formal, legal, or historical contexts referring to the fundamental laws of a state.

この文ぶん書しょは当とう時じの朝ちょう憲けんについて詳くわしく述のべている。

This document describes in detail the constitution of that era.