漢字城 Kanji Fortress

法 law

Also: method

On'yomi
ホウ、ハッ、ホッ
Strokes
8
JLPT
N4
Taught in
Primary school, year 4

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
法 is written in 8 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Water (氵) that makes the bad go away (去) — the law washes wrongdoing downstream, and that method works every time.

A common word

  • 方法 ほうほう method

Example sentences

  • みんなでほうりつをまもりましょう。

    Let's all obey the law.

  • もっといいほうほうをかんがえよう。

    Let's think of a better method.

Kanji that share a part

氵 is its radical. 131 kanji share it in all.