Japanese symbol for “legislating”

法制化

ほうせいか

Romaji: houseika

legislating; legislation; passage (of a bill) into law

In Japanese, legislating is 法制化, read ほうせいか (houseika).

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Meanings

n, vs, vt legislating; legislation; passage (of a bill) into law

Kanji and stroke order

法

method, law, rule

on: ホウ、ハッ、ホッ、フラン
kun: のり

8 strokes · JLPT 2

制

system, law, rule

on: セイ

8 strokes · JLPT 2

化

change, take the form of, influence

on: カ、ケ
kun: ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する

4 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
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
憲法	けんぽう kenpou	constitution
司法	しほう shihou	administration of justice; judicature
違法	いほう ihou	illegal; illicit; unlawful
制度	せいど seido	system; institution; organization
制限	せいげん seigen	restriction; restraint; limitation
文化	ぶんか bunka	culture; civilization; civilisation

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.