Chinese edit

not; no
 
law; method; way
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(不法)

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Adjective edit

不法

  1. (attributive) illegal
    不法分子  ―  bùfǎ fènzǐ  ―  offender

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Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
ほう
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology edit

/pupapu//fufafu//fuhahu//fuhau//fuhɔː//fuhoː/

From Middle Chinese 不法 (MC pjuw pjop).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

()(ほう) (fuhōふはふ (fufafu)?-na (adnominal ()(ほう) (fuhō na), adverbial ()(ほう) (fuhō ni))

  1. illegal

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Noun edit

()(ほう) (fuhōふはふ (fufafu)?

  1. illegality, injustice

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN