Japanese symbol for “legality”
適法性
てきほうせい
Romaji: tekihousei
legality; lawfulness; legitimacy
In Japanese, legality is 適法性, read てきほうせい (tekihousei).
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Meanings
- n legality; lawfulness; legitimacy
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “legality”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合法性 | ごうほうせい gouhousei | lawfulness; legality; validity |
| 正当性 | せいとうせい seitousei | lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness |
| レジティマシー | レジティマシー rejitimashii | legitimacy; lawfulness; legality |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 適用 | てきよう tekiyou | application (of a rule, law, method, etc.) |
| 適当 | てきとう tekitou | suitable; proper; appropriate |
| 適切 | てきせつ tekisetsu | appropriate; suitable; fitting |
| 最適 | さいてき saiteki | most suitable; optimum; optimal |
| 適応 | てきおう tekiou | adaptation; accommodation; conformity |
| 快適 | かいてき kaiteki | pleasant; agreeable; comfortable |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 法律 | ほうりつ houritsu | law; legislation; act |
| 女性 | じょせい josei | woman; female |
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