This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

非理法権天

Reading

Kana: ひりほうけんてん
Romaji: hirihoukenten
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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right triumphs over wrong, law triumphs over right, power triumphs over law, heaven triumphs over power; no man can oppose the divine

Note: banner used by 14th century samurai Kusunoki Masashige
Note: proverb

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 あら.ず
Meanings: un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Readings: ケン、 ゴン、 おもり、 かり、 はか.る
Meanings: authority, power, rights
Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial