憲
KANJI DETAIL
constitution
On readingけん16 strokesN3
Radical 心 · heartStroke order
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Japanese readings
- On reading
- けん
- Kun reading
- None
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: 憲 has 16 strokes and the on-reading けん, used in 憲法 (けんぽう) and 立憲 (りっけん).
- Basic usage: 憲法 means a constitution; 立憲 means governing according to a constitution.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A constitution and constitutional rule
- 架空の国の憲法 refers to a constitution created for a fictional country in class. 憲法と法律の違い means the difference between a constitution and ordinary laws.
- 立憲政治 means constitutional government. 権力を憲法で制限した describes the new government limiting its power through a constitution in the example.