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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

法ほう学がく

hougaku

study of law

Example sentences

彼かれは法学ほうがく修士しゅうしの学位がくいを得えた。
He got a master’s degree in law.
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法学ほうがくを学まなんでいる学生がくせいが皆法律家みなほうりつかになれるというわけではない。
Not every student studying law can be a lawyer.
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その校名こうめいが示しめすとおり、設立当初せつりつとうしょは法学ほうがく・政治学せいじがくの2学科がっかを置おくのみであった。
Shown as the school name, when the school was established there were only two departments: Law and Politics.
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Kanji in 法学

法method; lawOnホウ・ハッ・ホッKunのり
学study; learningOnガクKunまなぶ

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