主権在民

See also: 主權在民

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゅ
Grade: 3
けん
Grade: 6
ざい
Grade: 5
みん
Grade: 4
kan’on goon
Alternative spelling
主權在民 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 主権 (shuken, sovereignty) + 在民 (zaimin, being in the people).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しゅけんざいみん [shùkéń záímíń] (Heiban – [0])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ɕɨ̥ᵝkẽ̞n d͡za̠imʲĩɴ]

Noun

(しゅ)(けん)(ざい)(みん) (shuken zaimin) 

  1. sovereignty of the people
    Synonym: 国民主権 (kokumin shuken)

References

  1. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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