noun, noun used as a suffix

  1. law, act, principle.
  2. method.
  3. Messages.gramm.mood.
  4. Buddhist term.dharma, law.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

method, law, rule
ホウ ハッ ほ (4th, N3)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
gone, past, quit
さ.る コ キョ (3rd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)