"民法" meaning in Japanese

See 民法 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [mʲĩmpo̞ː] Forms: 民法 [canonical] (ruby: (みん), (ぽう)), minpō [romanization]
Etymology: Translated as a calque of English civil law by Tsuda Mamichi. Etymology templates: {{calque|ja|en|civil law|nocap=1}} calque of English civil law Head templates: {{ja-noun|みんぽう}} 民(みん)法(ぽう) • (minpō)
  1. civil law Wikipedia link: Tsuda Mamichi Derived forms: 民法典 (minpōten) (ruby: 民法典(みんぽうてん)) (english: the civil code)
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