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法則性 (housokusei) Japanese meaning: law-like nature | Kotomora

法ほう則そく性せい

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

law-like nature; regularity

Refers to the property of following a law or pattern, often used in scientific or philosophical contexts.

自し然ぜん現げん象しょうには一いっ定ていの法ほう則そく性せいが見みられる

。

A certain regularity can be observed in natural phenomena.

このデータには法ほう則そく性せいがある。

There is a pattern in this data.

Kanji

法method, law, rule
則rule, law, follow
性sex, gender, nature

Related words

法ほう則そく
法則 is a concrete law or rule, while 法則性 refers to the abstract quality of being law-like or having regularity.
規き則そく性せい
規則性 also means regularity, but often implies a more mechanical or rule-based pattern, whereas 法則性 can carry a nuance of natural or scientific law.

Built from

法ほう則そく+性せい

Etymology

Compound of 法則 (law, rule) and 性 (nature, -ity). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for forming abstract nouns.