Law - Law

Japanese: 法則 - ほうそく

〘noun〙① A rule that must be followed. Ordinance. ※Shoku Nihongi - Tenpyo 16th year (744), October Xinmao "The three great Chinese Taoist traditions, the popular traditions, _{and the two} sacred teachings are _all _different in their patterns." ※Bonshūnhon Shasekishu (1283), Vol. 8 "There are few rules for eliminating sins, and few rules for creating good deeds." [Zhou Li - Heavenly Officials and Grand Presidents] ② A relationship between things that is always established anywhere under certain conditions. Also, a way of expressing this in words. A rule. ※Semitic kaizō (1837-47) "What is called neutral salt _{in the world} is an acidic salt according to the laws of Semitic geometry."

Hosoku [rule]

〘Noun〙 = housoku (rule) ※Hanshu Retsuden Zhu Taoshu (1458-60) Chu Yuan Chapter 6 "Towards a man - not a thin man"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 守らなければならないきまり。おきて。※続日本紀‐天平一六年（744）一〇月辛卯「軌模全異_三大唐道俗伝_二聖教法則_一」※梵舜本沙石集（1283）八「滅罪の法則すくなく、生善の行儀まれなり」〔周礼‐天官・大宰〕② 一定の条件のもとでは、どこでも必ず成立する事物相互の関係。また、それをことばで表わしたもの。方則。※舎密開宗（1837‐47）内「世所_レ謂中和塩にして舎密幾何学の法則に従へば酸性塩なり」