Definition of ほうか
- (n) beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; smoke signals
昔彼らはのろしで通信していた。
In the early days people communicated by smoke signals. - starting shot; starting signal
- (n) law department or law school
彼は法科の学生だ。
He is an undergraduate in the law department.
- (n) legal currency
この法律が定めたのは、法貨以外での賃金支給は違法だということです。
What these acts said was that it was illegal to pay someone in anything other than coin of the realm.