けんぽう
Meanings
Noun
1. 役人が守るべき基本的な規範。
歴史
2. 国家の最も基本的な統治機構を規定する法。一般的には、被統治者である国民に対して侵すことのできない基本的人権を列挙する人権宣言を併有し、その他の法令に対する優越的地位及び特別な改正手続きを規定している。
法律
3. ある組織において最も基本的なルール。
語義2より
Kanji used
constitution
law
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (31 in total)
constitution of Japan; Japanese constitution
constitutional reform; constitutional amendment
new constitution (esp. Japan's postwar constitution)
Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution
former constitution (of Japan); Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution
Meiji Constitution (Constitution of the Empire of Japan)
Meiji Constitution (Constitution of the Empire of Japan)
Constitution Memorial Day (national holiday; May 3)
Seventeen-Article Constitution (of Asuka-period Japan)
constitutional scholar (lawyer); expert in constitutional law
The Seventeen-Article Constitution
Weimar Constitution (Germany, 1919-1945)
pacifist constitution (often applied to the Japanese constitution); constitution which outlaws use of arms
constitutional interpretation
constitution granted by the Emperor
(study of) constitutional law
Weimar Constitution (Germany, 1919-1945)
private constitutional drafts prepared before the adoption of the Meiji Constitution in 1889
uncodified constitution; unwritten constitution
codified constitution; written constitution
agreed constitution (e.g. French Constitution of 1830)
agreed constitution (e.g. French Constitution of 1830)
Examples (8 in total)
We must not violate the Constitution.
Equality is guaranteed by the Constitution.
Freedom of thought is guaranteed by the constitution.