# 日本国憲法 / The Constitution of Japan — 第十四条 (Article 14)

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- Law: 日本国憲法 (The Constitution of Japan), 昭和二十一年憲法
- English title "The Constitution of Japan": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Constitution — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第十四条 (Article 14) — address `art-14`
- Text in force since: 1947-05-03
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/constitution/art-14
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/321CONSTITUTION/art-14
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### 第十四条
<sup>art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/constitution/art-14 · https://japanlaw.org/l/321CONSTITUTION/art-14</sup>

**第一項**  すべて国民は、法の下に平等であつて、人種、信条、性別、社会的身分又は門地により、政治的、経済的又は社会的関係において、差別されない。
<sup>art-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/constitution/art-14/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/321CONSTITUTION/art-14/par-1</sup>
All of the people are equal under the law and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic or social relations because of race, creed, sex, social status or family origin.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  華族その他の貴族の制度は、これを認めない。
<sup>art-14/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/constitution/art-14/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/321CONSTITUTION/art-14/par-2</sup>
Peers and peerage shall not be recognized.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  栄誉、勲章その他の栄典の授与は、いかなる特権も伴はない。栄典の授与は、現にこれを有し、又は将来これを受ける者の一代に限り、その効力を有する。
<sup>art-14/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/constitution/art-14/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/321CONSTITUTION/art-14/par-3</sup>
No privilege shall accompany any award of honor, decoration or any distinction, nor shall any such award be valid beyond the lifetime of the individual who now holds or hereafter may receive it.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 日本国憲法 — the text in force from 1947-05-03 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/321CONSTITUTION/19470503_000000000000000), retrieved 2026-09-16
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — The Constitution of Japan — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/174/tb), retrieved 2026-09-16
- This site's parser, version 211 — 日本国憲法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-09-16