合法

ごうほう

legal; lawful; legitimate

AdjectiveJLPT N2

What does 合法 mean?

合法 is a Japanese adjective meaning legal; lawful; legitimate in English. It is written as 合法 in kanji, ごうほう in hiragana, and gouhou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その議論に関する討論は合法であるようだ。

A discussion of the proposal seems to be in order.