げんそく
Meanings
Noun
1. principle; general rule
Adverb
Noun
2. as a rule; in principle; in general
Kanji used
original
rules
Pitch accent
んそく
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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)
smoking-free principle; no-smoking rule; smoking ban; ban on smoking
clausula rebus sic stantibus (legal principle that agreements become non-binding if there is a major, unforeseeable change of circumstances)
principle holding that any matters left unresolved at the end of one Diet session are not to be carried over to the next
ability-to-pay principle (of taxation)
benefit principle (of taxation)
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.