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憲 kanji
constitution, law
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
On readings
ケン
Kun readings
NoneWords with 憲
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- —憲法学者constitutional scholar (lawyer); expert in constitutional law
- —立憲王政constitutional monarchy
- —欧州憲法European Constitution
- —解釈改憲effecting de facto constitutional changes through creative interpretation of the existing constitution; reinterpretation of the constitution
- —明治憲法Meiji Constitution; Constitution of the Empire of Japan
- —帝国憲法Meiji Constitution; Constitution of the Empire of Japan
- —平和憲法pacifist constitution (i.e. the current Japanese constitution); peace constitution
- —成文憲法codified constitution; written constitution
- —硬性憲法rigid constitution
- —軟性憲法flexible constitution
- —憲法規範constitutional norm
- —協定憲法agreed constitution (e.g. French Constitution of 1830)
- —協約憲法agreed constitution (e.g. French Constitution of 1830)
- —人民憲章People's Charter (UK)
- —改憲論者proponent of constitutional reform; constitutional revisionist
- —憲法論議constitutional debate
- —立憲民主Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan; CDPJ
- —違憲判決ruling of unconstitutionality; judgment of unconstitutionality
- —違憲判断finding of unconstitutionality; ruling of unconstitutionality
- —憲法記念日Constitution Memorial Day (national holiday; May 3)