Japanese symbol for “legislature”
立法府
りっぽうふ
Romaji: rippoufu
assize; court
In Japanese, legislature is 立法府, read りっぽうふ (rippoufu).
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Meanings
- n assize; court
- n legislature
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “legislature”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 立法院 | りっぽういん rippouin | legislature; legislative body |
| 立法機関 | りっぽうきかん rippoukikan | legislature; legislative body |
| 立法部 | りっぽうぶ rippoubu | legislature; legislative body |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 立場 | たちば tachiba | position; situation |
| 独立 | どくりつ dokuritsu | independence; self-reliance; supporting oneself |
| 成立 | せいりつ seiritsu | formation; establishment; materialization |
| 国立 | こくりつ kokuritsu | national; founded and run by the central government |
| 対立 | たいりつ tairitsu | confrontation; opposition; antagonism |
| 設立 | せつりつ setsuritsu | establishment; founding |
| 方法 | ほうほう houhou | method; way; manner |
| 法律 | ほうりつ houritsu | law; legislation; act |
| 政府 | せいふ seifu | government; administration; ministry |
See also: Chinese symbol for “legislature”.
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.