げんそく
Meanings
Noun
1. principle; general rule
Adverb
Noun
2. as a rule; in principle; in general
Pitch accent
んそく
Composed of
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
counter for rules; rule; regulation
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
general principles; broad principles
Japan's three antinuclear principles (against producing, possessing and allowing the entry of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory)
pleasure principle
Three Principles on arms exports
smoking-free principle; no-smoking rule; smoking ban; ban on smoking
full-cost principle
Polluter Pays Principle; PPP
corporate accounting principles
principle holding that any matters left unresolved at the end of one Diet session are not to be carried over to the next
clausula rebus sic stantibus (legal principle that agreements become non-binding if there is a major, unforeseeable change of circumstances)
ability-to-pay principle (of taxation)
benefit principle (of taxation)
Nirvana principle
Nirvana principle
principle of good faith
precautionary principle; precautionary approach
Koch's postulates; Koch's laws
Examples (2 in total)
This general rule refers only to children.
Majority rule is a basic principle of democracy.