旧憲法 きゅうけんぽう Meanings Noun former constitution (i.e. in Japan, the Meiji Constitution) See also: 大日本帝国憲法 (だいにっぽんていこくけんぽう). Kanji 旧 former. Read as キュウ. 憲 constitution. Read as ケン. 法 law. Read as ホウ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists