# 法 — law; method

法 means “law; method”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ホウ (hou). Kun'yomi: のり (nori). You'll see it in words such as 法 (hou, “law; act”).

- Meaning: law; method
- On'yomi: ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi: のり (nori)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Law & order

## How to remember 法

Water (氵) leaves (去) along a fixed course, and the law is just as firm.

Parts: 氵 water · 去 leave

## Words with 法

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 法 | ほう (hou) | law; act |

## Don't confuse it with

[去](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/leave/) · [治](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/govern/) · [却](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/on-the-contrary/) · [涯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/far-shore/)

## More in the “Law & order” set

[法](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/law/) · [判](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/judgement/) · [規](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/regulation/) · [条](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/clause/) · [警](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warn/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/law/. Last updated 2026-11-01.