method, law, rule, principle, model, system
法 centers on an established way of doing things: a method, rule, or law that serves as a model or system.
法 combines 氵 (water) with 去 (to go away). The traditional explanation is that water always finds a level, and going away from what is crooked leads to a model of fairness and law.
Water 氵 flows away 去 from uneven ground, always seeking a level path. This natural principle becomes a model for fair rules and methods.
For ホウ, imagine a judge's gavel going 'hou!' as it strikes, declaring the law: hou -> ホウ, and the water-like fairness of the law is upheld.
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure
law; act; principle
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
law; legislation; act
corporation; corporate body; company; legal entity; legal person; juridical person
constitution
technique; method
illegal; illicit; unlawful
administration of justice; judicature
law; rule
(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy; cure
legal
bill (law); measure
legal; lawful; legitimate
unlawful; illegal
court (of law); courtroom
grammar
statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
technique
legislation; laws
business practice; business method; commerce
judicial affairs
(enactment of) legislation; lawmaking
measurement; size; extent; dimension
legal; designated by law
civil law; civil code
tactics; strategy
manners; etiquette; propriety
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
criminal law; penal code
faculty of law; school of law; college of law
laws and regulations; legislation
method of construction
Ministry of Justice
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrage
law; jurisprudence
illegal; unlawful
Buddhist priest; bonze
Pope
taxation law
Buddhist memorial service
forensic medicine; forensic pathology
legal; lawful; legitimate
legal profession; judicial officer; lawyer; attorney
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate; extravagant; immoderate
assize; court
Minister of Justice
sailing; navigation
farming methods
new law
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
symptomatic therapy; allopathy
legal circles
antitrust law; Antitrust Act
text of the law
payment method
caisson method
Corporate Reorganization Act
public-service corporation; charitable corporation
Cabinet Legislation Bureau
how to use; method for using; way of using
Labor Standards Act
control law
judicial trial
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
international law; law of nations
basic law
(legally) incorporated educational institution
payment method
methodology
payment method
method of treatment; cure; remedy
Cabinet Legislation Bureau
law office; law firm
constitutional state
semigovernmental corporation
corporate juridical person; incorporated body; corporation
negative statute; law against something
way of solving (a problem); solution
incorporated foundation; juridical foundation
perspective
law governing food quality