Japanese symbol for “constitution”
憲法
けんぽう
Romaji: kenpou
constitution
In Japanese, constitution is 憲法, read けんぽう (kenpou).
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Meanings
- n constitution
- n rules; regulation
Written forms: 憲法. Readings: けんぽう、けんぼう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “constitution”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 体質 | たいしつ taishitsu | constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease) |
| 体格 | たいかく taikaku | build; physique; frame |
| 体 | からだ karada | health; constitution |
| 組成 | そせい sosei | composition; constitution |
| 組織 | そしき soshiki | structure; construction; setup |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 改憲 | かいけん kaiken | constitutional change; revising the constitution |
| 違憲 | いけん iken | unconstitutionality |
| 立憲 | りっけん rikken | constitutionalism |
| 憲章 | けんしょう kenshou | charter |
| 護憲 | ごけん goken | protecting the constitution |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 法律 | ほうりつ houritsu | law; legislation; act |
| 法人 | ほうじん houjin | corporation; corporate body; company |
See also: Chinese symbol for “constitution”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.