JLPT N3 · 8 strokes
Kanji 法: "method, law, rule"
The kanji 法 means "method, law, rule, principle, model, system". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ホウ, ハッ, ホッ, フラン in on'yomi and のり in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ホウハッホッフラン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
のり
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | method, law, rule, principle, model, system |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 100 of 2,501 |
Common words with 法
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 方法method; way; manner; process
- 法law; act; principle · method
- 魔法magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
- 法律law; legislation; act
- 法則law; rule
- 手法technique; method
- 魔法使いmagician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
- 魔法陣summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
- 作法manners; etiquette; propriety · manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
- 違法illegal; illicit; unlawful
- 戦法tactics; strategy
- 寸法measurement; size; extent; dimension · plan; intention; arrangement; schedule
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