법

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 法 (“law”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʌ̹p̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [법]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	beop
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	beob
McCune–Reischauer?	pŏp
Yale Romanization?	pep

Noun

법 • (beop) (hanja 法)

1. law

   법은 많은 사람들이 동의하면 투표를 통해 개정할 수 있다.

   beobeun maneun saramdeuri dong'uihamyeon tupyoreul tonghae gaejeonghal su itda.

   The law can be amended through voting if many people agree.

2. (Buddhism) dharma
3. grammatical mood

Suffix

—법 • (-beop) (hanja 法)

1. way; method of doing something

   기초 사용법

   gicho sayongbeop

   basic usage

Derived terms

• 법학 (法學, beophak, “jurisprudence”)
• 법학전문대학원 (法學專門大學院, beophakjeonmundaehagwon, “law school”)
• 헌법 (憲法, heonbeop, “constitution”)