What does kanji 憲 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 憲 is constitution.

How is kanji 憲 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 憲 are ケン.

Which school grade teaches kanji 憲?

Kanji 憲 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 憲?

The main radical for kanji 憲 is 心.

What words use kanji 憲?

Example words that use kanji 憲 include 憲法, 憲章, 憲政, 憲兵.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 5

憲

Meaning

Kanji 憲

constitution

constitution, law

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: ケン
Nanori 名乗り: かずのりよし

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #551
Strokes: 16
Radical: 心
Components: 二 • 亠 • 土 • 宀 • 心 • 買
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 88 entries that include this kanji.

憲法

けんぼう

constitution

憲章

けんしょう

charter

憲政

けんせい

constitutional government

憲兵

けんぺい

military police

憲法裁判所

けんぽうさいばんしょ

constitutional court

憲兵隊

けんぺいたい

regiment of military policemen

憲法違反

けんぽういはん

violation of the constitution

憲法解釈

けんぽうかいしゃく

constitutional interpretation

憲法改正

けんぽうかいせい

constitutional reform

憲法学

けんぽうがく

(study of) constitutional law

憲法学者

けんぽうがくしゃ

constitutional scholar (lawyer)

憲法規範

けんぽうきはん

constitutional norm

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

憲法を改正する。

Amending the constitution.

日本国憲法は平和主義に基づいている。

The Japanese Constitution is based on pacifism.

彼は憲法の専門家だ。

He is an expert on the constitution.

憲章が採択された。

The charter was adopted.

それは憲法違反です。

That is a violation of the constitution.

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