Refers to legal statutes, rules, or fundamental principles. Often used in compound words such as 法律 (ほうりつ) or as a suffix in names of laws.
A new law was passed in the Diet.
この行為は法に触れる可能性がある。
This act may be against the law.
Indicates a way of doing something. Common in compounds like 方法 (ほうほう) and as a suffix in terms like 使用法 (しようほう, usage).
この機械の正しい使用法を教えてください。
Please tell me the correct way to use this machine.
彼は独自の勉強法で合格した。
He passed using his own study method.
Technical term in grammar for verbal mood (indicative, subjunctive, etc.).
仮定法は英語の文法で重要な法の一つだ。
The subjunctive mood is one of the important moods in English grammar.
dharma; law (Buddhism)
Buddhist term for the teachings of the Buddha or the universal law. Often appears in religious contexts.
仏教では、法は宇宙の真理を指す。
In Buddhism, dharma refers to the truth of the universe.
Citizens must obey the law.
The monk preached the dharma to the people.
He broke the law and was arrested.
That act may violate the law.
legal entity; corporation; juridical person
constitution · rules; regulations; basic principles
technique; method; approach
illegal; unlawful; illicit
administration of justice; judiciary
law; rule; principle
treatment; therapy; remedy
legal; juridical
bill; legislative measure
legal; lawful; legitimate
illegal; unlawful · unjust; outrageous; unwarranted
court of law; courtroom
grammar
law; statute; regulation
technique; method; artistic technique
legislation; laws; legal system
business practice; business method; commerce · commercial law
judicial affairs; legal affairs · temple clerical duties; temple administration
legislation; lawmaking · legislative
dimensions; measurements; size · plan; arrangement; intended course
legal; statutory; designated by law
civil law; civil code
tactics; strategy
manners; etiquette; propriety · way of making; manner of production
manufacturing method; production process; recipe; formula
criminal law; penal code
faculty of law; school of law; college of law