Japanese symbol for “ordinance”
法令
ほうれい
Romaji: hourei
statute; law; act; ordinance
In Japanese, ordinance is 法令, read ほうれい (hourei).
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Meanings
- n statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ordinance”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 布告 | ふこく fukoku | edict; ordinance; proclamation |
| 条例 | じょうれい jourei | (local) regulation; ordinance; bylaw |
| 法度 | はっと hatto | law; ordinance (esp. in the middle ages) |
| 章程 | しょうてい shoutei | law; rule; ordinance |
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 |
| 命令 | めいれい meirei | order; command; decree |
| 司令 | しれい shirei | command; commander; commandant |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ordinance”.
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.