ほう
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. law; act; principle
2. method
3. mood
4. dharma; law
Pitch accent
ほ
う
Used in vocabulary (839 in total)
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese
Buddhist memorial service
batting style; batting form; swing; way of striking the ball; way of swinging the racket
religious persecution
legal; lawful; legitimate
statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
observance of the Buddha's teachings
way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use)
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
high priest
law; legislation; act
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
art of war; strategy; tactics
heresy; heretical teachings; black magic
practising law; legal processes in running a country; method; way; magic
extraterritoriality
law; jurisprudence
perspective
(meshes of) the law; net of the law; justice
ceremony; manners
English law; British law; British method; British style
esoteric Buddhist ritual in which incantations are chanted; magic
international law; law of nations
Labor Standards Act
method of construction
mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra
art of drawing and painting
parlance; manner of speaking; art of conversation; narration; speech; discourse
election laws
manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
vestment; priest's robe
Pope; Buddha
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
method of treatment; cure; remedy
technique
art of war; strategy; tactics
bill (law); measure
(process of) elimination
dialectic; dialectics
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
method of cooking; way of cooking; cooking technique; recipe
solution; way out
holy law (esp. sharia)
power of Buddhism
forensic medicine; forensic pathology; medical jurisprudence; legal medicine
Buddhist memorial service
etiquette; courtesy; manners
(key to) solution
highest rank among priests; mountain ascetic monk; signs that distinguish Buddhist teachings from other faiths; title given to a great physician or painter
code of law; body of law
surefire way to win
faculty of law; school of law; college of law
criminal law; penal code
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
directions; instructions; usage method
Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons
corporation; corporate body; company; legal entity; legal person; juridical person
religious ecstasy; religious exultation; ecstasy; rapture
to violate the law
breathing techniques; breath control
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
usage; way to use; utilization
way of cooking; cookery; recipe
calendar; calendar system
default legal speed limit (in Japan, 60 km/h for cars on ordinary roads, 100 km/h on highways); national speed limit
magic; witchcraft; sorcery
legislation; laws
running style
farming methods
legislation; development of laws
fixed rule; usual way; usual method
prohibition law; dry law; Prohibition (in the United States, 1920-1933)
change in the law; legal reform
to observe the law
Peace Preservation Act
induction; inductive method
bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things
diction; grammar; syntax; usage; wording
notation
law enforcement
law department; law school
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
expression method; how to express oneself; phrasing
negative statute; law against something
way of playing (an instrument); style of playing; playing technique
legal principle
way of thinking
universe; realm of thought; underlying principle of reality; manifestation of true thusness; being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other
ritual implements
important law; fundamental law
Buddhist law; Buddhist teaching
dharmata (dharma nature, the true nature of all manifest phenomena)
(Japanese) Pharmaceutical Affairs Law
teaching method
National Mobilization Law
court dress; judge's robe; judge's gown; clerical robe; priest's robe; monastic robe
civil law (legal system); continental law
fundamental law; basic law; organic law
the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine
Bachelor of Laws; LL.B.
true dharma; true teachings of Buddha; age of the true law (one of the three ages of Buddhism)
attacking method; attacking strategy
method of operation; operating procedure
jurist; lawyer; legal scholar
law and politics; justice administration
Buddhist sermon
way of throwing (esp. in baseball); throwing technique; pitching technique
legal profession; judicial officer; lawyer; attorney
nomenclature
method of manipulating; management method; puppeteering
state law (e.g. in the US); state statute
Act on the Protection of Personal Information
shooting technique; archery technique
convenient; useful; handy; helpful
vocalization; vocalisation
clerical appearance; appearance of a priest; teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha
precautionary measures
art of living; way of life
classification system; classification method
metric system
philosophy of law
federal law; federal legislation
binary number system; base-2
carrying out of rules; enforcing the law; execution; practice of Buddhism; Buddhist training
text of the law
pharmacotherapy; drug therapy; medication
rule; rite
Buddhist sermon
antitrust law; Antitrust Act
teaching methodology; pedagogy
inversion of the word order in a sentence; anastrophe
existing law; existing laws; laws in force
Lamaze technique
special law
dichotomy
all existing things (formed and formless)
Medical Practitioners' Act
regulation; legislation
decimal system
decimal system
constitutional government
categorical imperative
legal interpretation; statutory interpretation
taxation law
refining process
legal system
legal structure; legal system; jurisprudence
anti-... law
counterpoint
manipulation techniques (e.g. puppets); handling techniques
legal order
municipal (civic) law; domestic law; national law
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist scriptures; Dharmakara; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation
Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group Members
method of measurement
family code
teachings of Buddha; teaching method; way of teaching
priest's name or posthumous Buddhist name
Code of Criminal Procedure
beauty regimen; beauty treatment; cosmetic technique
Road Traffic Act
Bankruptcy Act
to preach the truth
inspection method; examination method; testing method
doctrinal discussion; jurisprudence
Corporate Reorganization Act
Minister of Justice
notation; orthography; writing system; representation
Fire Service Act
Hosso sect of Buddhism (Japanese equivalent of the Chinese Faxiang sect)
way of learning; way of studying; way of mastering
special measures law
press law; publication law
reductio ad absurdum
Act Regulating the Receipt of Contributions, the Receipt of Deposits, and Interest Rates
rule of law
special law; special exception law
(method of) deduction
Child Welfare Act
meditation method; contemplation technique
(meshes of) the law; net of the law; justice
Narcotics Control Act
pleasures of a pious life; entertainment for or dedicated to a deity or Buddha; pastime; entertainment; free admission
regeneration process; rehabilitation method; recovery
Minor Offenses Act
preaching place
forensic
natural law
sampling (e.g. for a survey); extraction method
Gender Equality In Employment Act
Gender Equality In Employment Act
Attorneys-at-Law Act; Lawyer Act
subjunctive mood
means of diagnosis
Civil Aeronautics Law; Aviation Law
common law; customary law (in international law)
trigonometry
labor law; labour law
Self-Defense Forces Act
lawyer; legalism (school of Chinese philosophy)
public law
the Radio Law
Interest Rate Restriction Act
traffic laws
Civil Rights Act (US)
sound of sutra chanting
Labor Standards Act
personification
cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CPR
same law; the (said) law; same method; the (said) method
word usage; terminology
Financial Instruments and Exchange Act
legal education
constitutional state
old law; old method
perspective drawing; (use of) perspective
differentiation
royal decree
National Public Service Act
contraceptive method or measures
good method
Buddhist sermon
Securities and Exchange Act
dyeing method; staining technique
addition
marriage laws
administrative law
written law; statutory law
copybook printed from the works of old masters of calligraphy
lecture hall of a temple (esp. Zen)
Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations; Law for Preventing Unjustifiable Extra or Unexpected Benefit and Misleading Representation
inheritance laws
direct method (of teaching foreign languages); natural method; direct method (crystallography); indicative mood
dialectic; dialectics
(a) source of law
Corporation Tax Act
Police Act; police laws; laws governing police
hygiene; (rules of) health
penmanship; calligraphy
Political Funds Control Act
Navigation Acts (regulations of colonial trade in 17th century England)
cryptography
equality before the law; equality under the law
great teachings (of the Buddha); teachings of the Mahayana; most important ritual (in esoteric Buddhism)
rules and customs handed down over the generations
antitrust law; Antitrust Act
corporate law; company law; Companies Act
revised law
sociology of law
Nationality Act
Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group Members
legal personality; juridical personality; corporate status; non-person legal entity
just law; proper method; the true teachings of Buddha; Period of the True Law
Roman law
Family Registration Law
regulations governing Chinese religious observances and social order
immigration law
foreign law
Cabinet Act
Islamic law; sharia law
legal norm; legal standard
hemostatic method; styptic treatment; stanching
private law
punctuation rules
drawing; draftsmanship; draughtsmanship; projection
law reform proposal; law reform bill
Medical Care Act
Act on Prohibition of Unauthorized Computer Access
time convention; way of dividing day into hours; hour system
Act on Regulation and Punishment of Acts Relating to Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, and the Protection of Children
child-rearing practice
(Japanese) Civil Proceedings Act (1890, revised in 1926)
jurisprudence
Public Assistance Act
The Police Duties Execution Act
Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
investigative approach; research method; survey method
case method; case study method
spelling rules; orthography
rhythm method (for conceiving); calendar method
special measures law
Code of Criminal Procedure
Money Lending Business Act
local subsidiary
nursing art
numeration system; number representation system
law of harmony
use of the continuative form as a conjunction (in Japanese)
Local Autonomy Act
method of writing; syntax
Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
industry law; law regulating a certain industry; (arch.) work one is obligated to carry out
forensic science
dharma mandala (in Shingon); mandala were each deity is represented by its seed syllable in Sanskrit
independent administrative institution; independent administrative agency; German law
Customs Act
Monte Carlo method
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act
versification
artificial respiration technique
light of Buddhism
rules concerning application of laws
abridged notation
economic law
integration
law of the sea; maritime law
legal history (studies)
dharma seat (seat from which one gives Buddhist sermons); Buddhist religious service
hypothetical imperative
expressing one's meaning by stating the opposite; ironic expression
Public Offices Election Act
interferometry
corporate name
Military Service Law (1927-1945)
Act on Specified Commercial Transactions
calendar era; year numbering system used by a calendar
Local Public Service Act
hypnosis; hypnotism
orthography
imperative mood
(method of) projection; projective technique
Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
imperial units; yard-pound units
hexadecimal; hexadecimal notation; hex
Long-Term Care Insurance Act
writing into law; codification; enacting
statute law
contract law; law of contract
Haber process (for producing ammonia)
Infectious Disease Act
Landscape Act
Act for the Promotion of Measures to Prevent Bullying
Real Property Registration Act
for corporate use
enabling act; Enabling Act (Germany, 1933); Ermächtigungsgesetz
etiquette; social code
division
multiplication
orthography
law full of loopholes; toothless law
Broadcast Act
Freedom of Information Act; FOIA
(knowledge of) first-aid
faculty of law and literature
Agricultural Land Act
Anglo-American law; common law
environmental laws
Act for Securing the Proper Operation of Worker Dispatching Undertakings and Improved Working Conditions for Dispatched Workers
Stamp Tax Act
Statistics Act
binomial nomenclature
a law is a law, however undesirable it may be
Invasive Alien Species Act
benefit and protection of the law; interests protected by law; legal benefit
polymerase chain reaction; PCR
conditional mood
Local Government Finance Act
Large-scale Retail Stores Act
relaxation method
right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine
Banking Act; Bank of Japan Act
age determination method; dating technique
climax (rhetoric); gradation
Electricity Business Act
Inheritance Tax Act
politics and law; political science and law; way of governing
dollar-cost averaging
Land Readjustment Act
Land Readjustment Act
Certified Public Tax Accountant Act
Consumption Tax Act
River Act
Employment Security Act
Labor Contracts Act
indicative mood
religious rule of a sect; precept of a sect
backpropagation (algorithm)
retroactive law; retrospective law
general law
musical notation
jus civile (legal code of ancient Rome); civil law
main laws
normal vector
Doctor of Laws; LLD
allocation (accounting)
(method of) projection
sign language
nitrogen fixation (method)
Act on Protection of Personal Liberty
Staple Food Control Act
mood and tense
lipreading
Bayer process
scientific management
canon law
carbon-14 dating; radiocarbon dating
multiple-choice
magnetic resonance imaging; MRI
Haber-Bosch process (for producing ammonia)
usage (esp. of language)
categorical imperative
categorical imperative
labor relations adjustment law (labour)
finite element method
access method
critical path method
jurisdiction
international humanitarian law; IHL
international humanitarian law; IHL
industrial standardization law
Act of Uniformity
revitalizing treatment that stimulates the organs or the meridians (in Chinese medicine)
(formal) ways of sitting
subjunctive mood
bowing (of a string instrument)
Act on Maritime Traffic Safety
Act on Maritime Traffic Safety
suppletion; suppletive
procedural law
therapeutic hypothermia; induced hypothermia
centrifugal separation method; centrifuge process; centrifugation method
flotation; flotation method
Act on Vehicles for Road Transportation
purpose of a law
influence of Buddhism; power of Buddhism
Bank of Japan Act
(legally) incorporated educational institution
vitrification (esp. oocyte cryopreservation)
legal maxim
blood collection method; blood sampling
prick test; scarification
Heimlich maneuver; Heimlich manoeuvre
Heimlich maneuver; Heimlich manoeuvre
positron emission tomography; PET
Industrial Safety and Health Act
Act on Penal Detention Facilities and the Treatment of Inmates and Detainees
Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Act
national referendum law; Act on Procedures for Amendment of the Constitution of Japan
City Planning Act
Insurance Business Act
Passport Act
Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office
Public Accounting Act
Expropriation of Land Act
National Land Use Planning Act
Religious Corporations Act
Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons
Act on Welfare of Physically Disabled Persons
Act on Assistance Dogs for Physically Disabled Persons
Pharmacists Act
Bar Examination Act
medical law
law of the country of one's nationality; one's national law
family law; kinship law
National Land Use Planning Act
Japan Legal Support Center
Securities and Exchange Act
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (virus detection method); ELISA
laws of heredity
vulcanization; vulcanisation
potential mood
three-color process; three-colour process
statute of limitations
commercial customary law; commercial custom law
sliding scale
artificial incubation (method)
simple-interest method
solar-evaporation process (in salt making)
infinitive mood
unwritten law; common law
common law
open-hearth process
refrigeration
makko-ho (set of four exercises for general health)
Health Insurance Act
fluoroscopy (method)
law governing rights within families
syncopation
hydroponics
the Measurement Law
procedural law (as opposed to substantive law)
compound interest method
Minimum Wage Act
integration
cuprous ammoniacal process
mood and tense
divisor and dividend
character encoding scheme
Building Access Act
amylo process
ammonia soda process
uranium-lead method
sump method
zero method
Delphi technique
ammonium chloride soda process
Foreign Exchange Control Law
Foreign Exchange Control Law
diaphragm process
Personal Status Actions Procedure Law (e.g. divorce actions)
consumer-protection law
Local Tax Act
ultrasonography; sonography
affiliated company accounted for by the equity-method
Government Paperwork Elimination Act (USA)
elderly welfare law
extrapolation method
determination of a child's sex before birth (e.g. by ultrasound)
electric current sintering
the rules according to which posthumous names are assigned
modal auxiliary verb
potassium-argon dating
nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; NMRI
hypothetical imperative
truth in lending act
anti-money laundering law
computed tomography; computerized tomography; CT
Labor Union Act
rhythm method (method of birth control); calendar method
gravimetric method
boundary element method
secant method
Atomic Bomb Survivors' Assistance Act
National Government Organization Act
National School Establishment Act
use of a verb or adjective conjugation (esp. ren'yōkei) as a noun
binary-coded decimal representation
binary-coded decimal representation
gestalt method; a priori method
scanline algorithm
dither method
polytope method
radiosity method
run length method
positional (representation) system; positional notation
variable-point representation system
BPAM; Basic Partitioned Access Method
access mode
fixed-point representation system
difference method
BSAM; Basic Sequential Access Method
numerical notation
integer programming
gestalt method; a priori method
Communications Decency Act; CDA
non-linear programming
floating-point (representation) system
coded decimal notation
composite algorithm
analysis of variance
gun control law
library arrangement; organization of books in a library
Public Corporations and Government Enterprises Labor Relations Act
idiomatic usage
international criminal law
greedy algorithm
greedy algorithm
form of muscular or movement therapy developed by Keizo Hashimoto
Act on the Measures by Large-Scale Retail Stores for Preservation of Living Environment
law of the country where a person habitually resides or is a national; law applicable to a person or to a person's legal problems
operational calculus
Bartlett Act (US); Bartlett method (technique for estimating power spectra)
legal hermeneutics
British North America Act (now known as the Constitution Act 1867)
(arch.) fractional sampling; (arch.) method of quartering; (arch.) quartation; method of lunar calendar formulation
Law Concerning Special Measures Against Dioxins
sputtering (semiconductor manuf.); sputtering method
beam propagation method; BPM
gap in the law
panoramic radiography; panoramic x-ray photography
Port Regulations Act
euphemism; periphrasis; circumlocution
numeration system
green-sand casting; casting metal with a green-sand mould
Local Government Finance Act
Local Public Enterprise Act
substantive law
Act on Special Measures Concerning Countermeasures for Large-Scale Earthquakes
Administrative Procedure Act
Nuclear Damage Compensation Facilitation Corporation Act
Act on Promotion of Specified Non-profit Activities
three strikes law (US)
rectification; modification
interpolation
extrapolation
autogenic training
encephalography
Education Personnel Certification Act
temple (Buddhist)
high temperature short time sterilization method; HTST; flash pasteurization
Opium Control Act
National Government Defrayment Act for Reconstruction of Disaster-Stricken Public Facilities
Act on Enforcement of the Act on Labor Relations of Public Enterprise Corporation
National Enterprise Labor Relations Law
bootstrap method; bootstrapping
urine dipstick test
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control Law
spectroscopy
Bank of Japan Act
Travel Agency Act
Act on Payment of Relief Benefit for Victims, etc. of Crimes Committed by Aum Shinrikyo
Administrative Complaint Review Act
non-parametric method
simulated annealing
hill-climbing method
maximum parsimony method
experimental design; design of experiments
man-made law
applicable law; governing law; proper law
Foreign Exchange and Foreign Control Trade Law
1992 Property Disclosure Act; law requiring members of parliament to disclose their assets
jackknife method; jackknifing
saddle point method; steepest descent method; gradient descent method
hydraulic fracturing; fracking
scratch test; scarification
the law of obligations
Law for Stabilization of Supply, Demand and Prices of Staple Food
Land Improvement Act
integration by parts
divide and conquer
analytic hierarchy process; AHP
modal verb
expedition style (mountaineering); siege style
French law
flotation method (mineral processing)
contragradient method; conjugate gradient method; CG method
Era Name Act
Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act
slope deflection method
Cangjie input method (for Chinese)
ball-and-ring method; ring-and-ball test
dynamic programming; DP
quick method; shortcut (to); royal road
(Japanese) Civil Proceedings Act (1890, revised in 1926)
calculus of variations; variational method (in quantum mechanics)
Erosion Control Act
Natural Parks Act
Payment Services Act
Limited Liability Companies Act
Certified Public Accountants Act
business law; enterprise law; corporate law
Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities
Political Party Subsidies Act
Public Finance Act
National Government Asset Act
The Board of Audit Act
Act on General Rules for National Taxes
National Tax Collection Act
Liquor Tax Act
Act on Temporary Measures concerning Customs
Act on Substitute Execution by Administration
Fire and Disaster Management Organization Act
National University Corporation Act
National University Corporation Act
Private Schools Act
sentence-final inflection; terminational mode; cadence
Act on Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave, and Other Measures for the Welfare of Workers Caring for Children or Other Family Members
Vocational Abilities Development Promotion Act
Social Welfare Act
Act on Welfare of Mentally Retarded Persons
Act on Welfare of Mentally Retarded Persons
Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act
Dental Practitioners Act
Purification Tank Act
Barbers Act
Cosmetologists Act
Installment Sales Act
Household Goods Quality Labeling Act
Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act
Noise Regulation Act
Vibration Regulation Act
Act on the Settlement of Environmental Pollution Disputes
Act on Compensation for Pollution-related Health Damage
Quarrying Act
Environmental Impact Assessment Act
Act on Entrepreneurs' Bearing of the Cost of Public Pollution Control Works
Licensed Guide Interpreters Act
Plant Variety Protection and Seed Act
Patent Attorneys Act
Juvenile Classification Home Act
National Pension Act
Act for Enforcement of the Education Personnel Certification Act
Dental Hygienists Act
Electronic Signatures and Certification Business Act
way of dealing (with a problem, etc.); workaround
Act on General Rules for Application of Laws
Japanese law
local law; law of the country where a property, etc. is located
Quarantine Act
Registration and License Tax Act
manufacturing process
loop-mediated isothermal amplification; LAMP
Underpopulated Areas Revitalizing Law
Heimlich maneuver
back blow method (for dislodging an obstruction in the windpipe)
Secondhand Articles Business Act
Bayesian method
Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy; energy saving law
Act on Rational Use and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons
study of image contents; iconography
moving average method
Law Concerning Preservation of National Tax Records in Electronic Form; Electronic Books Maintenance Act
periphrasis
longwall system; longwall method
Act on the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries
Domestic Affairs Adjustment Law
solution (to a problem); method of resolving; way to relieve (e.g. stress)
optative mood
Billings ovulation method
Billings ovulation method
Chinese system of weights and measures
gnomonic projection (in cartography); central projection
gnomonic projection (in cartography); central projection
molecular mechanics
Mental Health and Welfare Law
Mental Health and Welfare Law
Mental Hygiene Law (1950)
Mental Health Law (1987)
Juvenile Training School Act; Reformatory Law
Medical Observation Act; Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Persons Who Have Caused Serious Cases Under the Condition of Insanity
Act against Unjustifiable Premiums and Misleading Representations
Act on Practitioners of Massage, Shiatsu, Acupuncture, Moxibustion and others (December 20, 1947)
Hong Kong National Security Law
sacred place; temple
Examples (21 in total)
The law should not be violated.
A new law has come into existence.
This is an ancient law.