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法制史 (houseishi) Japanese meaning: legal history | Kotomora

法ほう制せい史し

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Meanings

1

Academic field studying the historical development of law and legal systems.

彼かれは大だい学がくで法ほう制せい史しを専せん攻こうしている。

Kanji

法method, law, rule
制system, law, rule
史history, chronicle

Related words

法ほう史し学がく
法史学 is a near-synonym also meaning legal history, but 法制史 is more common and specifically refers to the history of legal systems and institutions.

Built from

He is majoring in legal history at university.

法ほう制せい

Etymology

Compound of 法制 (legal system, legislation) and 史 (history).