Vocabulary

What does 立法 (りっぽう, rippou) mean?

立法 (りっぽう, rippou) means legislation, lawmaking.

Quick facts
Readingりっぽう
Romajirippou
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
りっぽう
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonrippou

legislation, lawmaking

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive (enactment of) legislation; lawmaking
  2. 2adj-f legislative

Example sentences

  • The Diet plays the role of the legislative body.

  • Experts point out that new legislation is needed.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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