Word Meaning 法案

ほうあん houan

法案 is read as ほうあん (houan) and means bill (law).

Meaning

English

  1. bill (law)
  2. measure

Reading

Kana

ほうあん

Romaji

houan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 8795 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

法改正案

ほうかいせいあん

law reform proposal

法律案

ほうりつあん

(legislative) bill

法案提出

ほうあんていしゅつ

presentation of a draft bill (to parliament, diet, etc.)

法案提出権

ほうあんていしゅつけん

the right to submit a bill (draft law) to parliament

法案審議

ほうあんしんぎ

discussion

対決法案

たいけつほうあん

controversial legislation

関連法案

かんれんほうあん

related bill

重要法案

じゅうようほうあん

important bill

私擬憲法案

しぎけんぽうあん

private constitutional drafts prepared before the adoption of the Meiji Constitution in 1889

通訳案内士法

つうやくあんないしほう

Licensed Guide Interpreters Act

法廷

ほうてい

court (of law)

法華経

ほけきょう

Lotus Sutra

Example Sentences

9

I'm against the bill.

The bill at last went through.

The bill passed the Diet.

The bill was finally shelved.

Those present at the meeting supported the bill.

In the end the bill was forced into being withdrawn.

Party leaders are hammering out a proposal for political reform.

"Did they get the law passed?" "Yes, they finally put it through."

I am sure that more flags were burned as a result of Congress passing that law than had ever been burned before.