憲 Kanji – constitution

Meaning and Readings

How is 憲 read?

憲 has the onyomi reading ケン.

In romaji, these readings can be written as ken.

Common Japanese Words Using 憲

These common Japanese words contain 憲. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

• 違憲（いけん） — unconstitutionality
• 改憲（かいけん） — constitutional change, revising the constitution
• 官憲（かんけん） — officials, authorities
• 憲章（けんしょう） — charter
• 憲政（けんせい） — constitutional government
• 憲法（けんぽう） — constitution
• 護憲（ごけん） — protecting the constitution
• 合憲（ごうけん） — constitutionality
• 立憲（りっけん） — constitutionalism

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