法ほう制せい

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

legislation; laws; legal system

Refers to the body of laws and the legislative framework of a country or organization. Often used in formal or legal contexts.

新あたらしい法ほう制せいが来らい

年ねん

施し

行こう

さ

れる

。

The new legislation will come into effect next year.

この問もん題だいは現げん行こうの法ほう制せいでは対たい応おうできない。

This issue cannot be addressed under the current laws.

Usage patterns

〈国くに〉の法ほう制せいを整せい備びするto develop/improve a country's legal system
政せい府ふは環かん境きょう保ほ護ごのための法ほう制せいを整せい備びした。
The government developed legislation for environmental protection.
法ほう制せい上じょうの〈事こと〉legally speaking; from a legal-system standpoint
それには法ほう制せい上じょうの問もん題だいがある。
There are legal issues with that.

Kanji

法method, law, rule
制system, law, rule

Related words

法ほう律りつN4
法律 refers to an individual statute or law, while 法制 refers to the overall legislative system or body of laws.
法ほう規きN1
法規 emphasizes specific legal rules and regulations, while 法制 emphasizes the broader legislative framework as a whole.
法ほう整せい備びN1
法制 denotes the legal system or laws as a whole, whereas 法整備 focuses on the active work of organizing and improving that legal framework.

Word family

法ほう制せい化か
legislation; enactment into law; passing a bill
法ほう制せい史し
legal history
法ほう制せい度ど
legal system
法ほう制せい史し学がく
legal history; history of law

Etymology

Compound of 法 (law) and 制 (system, institution). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning 'legislative system'.