戒厳

See also: 戒嚴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
戒	厳
かい Grade: S	げん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
戒嚴 (kyūjitai)

Noun

戒(かい)厳(げん) • (kaigen) 

1. martial law

   大統領(だいとうりょう)は深夜(しんや)に突如(とつじょ)として非常(ひじょう)戒厳(かいげん)を宣布(せんぷ)していたけれども、翌朝(よくあさ)には解除(かいじょ)を余儀(よぎ)なくされた。

   Dai-tōryō wa shin'ya-ni totsujo toshite hijō-kaigen o senpu shite-ita-keredomo, yoku-asa niha kaijo o yogi-naku-sareta.

   Although the president had suddenly declared emergency martial law in a late-night, he was forced to reverse the next morning

Derived terms

• 戒(かい)厳(げん)令(れい) (kaigenrei, “martial law command”)