noun

  1. law, rule.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
法則 ほうそく
方則 ほうそく

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)
rule, law, follow
ソク のり のっと.る (5th, N2)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ