合法 (gōhō) means “legal” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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法律に従って行う限り、その活動は合法です。hō ritsu ni shitaga tte okona u kagi ri so no katsu dō wa gō hō de su

As long as it is carried out according to the law, the activity is legal.

合法 (gōhō) describes an action or arrangement as fitting within the law rather than crossing its limits.

適法tekihō: Describes an action or procedure carried out in accordance with legal requirements.

法律にかなっていて、してもよいと認められるさま。hō ritsu ni ka na tte i te shi te mo yo i to mito me ra re ru sa ma

合法 (gōhō) is a Sino-Japanese compound that combines 合 (gō, "fit") and 法 (hō, "law"), expressing conformity to law.

合法 (gōhō) is common in formal legal and administrative writing, so it often sounds more official than everyday ways of saying that something is allowed by law.