Japanese symbol for “lawlessness”
無法
むほう
Romaji: muhou
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrage
In Japanese, lawlessness is 無法, read むほう (muhou).
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Meanings
- n lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrage
- adj-na, adj-no outrageous; lawless; disorderly; unjust; unreasonable
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lawlessness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不軌 | ふき fuki | lawlessness; violation of customs |
| 無法状態 | むほうじょうたい muhoujoutai | lawlessness |
| 亡状 | ぼうじょう boujou | discourtesy; lawlessness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
| 無事 | ぶじ buji | safety; security; peace |
| 無駄 | むだ muda | futility; waste; uselessness |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
| 無理やり | むりやり muriyari | forcibly; by force; against one's will |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 法律 | ほうりつ houritsu | law; legislation; act |
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