Word Meaning 原則

げんそく gensoku

原則 is read as げんそく (gensoku) and means principle.

Meaning

English

  1. principle
  2. general rule
  3. as a rule
  4. in principle
  5. in general

Reading

Kana

げんそく

Romaji

gensoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 例外 Related Words ルール,定め事,原理,法令,守る Rank 2389 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

原則的

げんそくてき

general

原則として

げんそくとして

as a rule

原則禁煙

げんそくきんえん

smoking-free principle

大原則

だいげんそく

overriding principle

予防原則

よぼうげんそく

precautionary principle

コッホの原則

こっほのげんそく

Koch's postulates

ロボット3原則

ろぼっとさんげんそく

(Asimov's) Three Laws of Robotics

一般原則

いっぱんげんそく

general principles

事情変更の原則

じじょうへんこうのげんそく

clausula rebus sic stantibus (legal principle that agreements become non-binding if there is a major, unforeseeable change of circumstances)

信頼の原則

しんらいのげんそく

rule of reliance on reasonable conduct

Example Sentences

1

げんそくとしてよやくはひつようです。

As a rule, a reservation is required.