法力

Chinese
 
law; method; way
law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist; France (abbrev.)
 power; force; strength
simp. and trad.
(法力)		 法 力

Pronunciation

Noun

法力

  1. (Buddhism) dharma power; power of Buddhist doctrines
  2. (figurative) magic power; supernatural power

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (法力):
  • → Japanese: 法力(ほうりき) (hōriki)
  • → Korean: 법력(法力) (beomnyeok)
  • → Vietnamese: pháp lực (法力)

Japanese

Pronunciation 1
Kanji in this term
法 力
ほう
Grade: 4		 りき
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

法(ほう)力(りき) • (hōriki) ←ほふりき (fofuriki)?

  1. (Buddhism) power of Buddhist virtue

Pronunciation 2
Kanji in this term
法 力
ほう
Grade: 4		 りょく
Grade: 1
on’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ほーりょく [hòóryókú] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • (Tokyo) ほ​ーりょく [hóꜜòryòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ho̞ːɾʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

法(ほう)力(りょく) • (hōryoku) ←はふりよく (fafuryoku)?

  1. (law) the efficacy of a law

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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