摂政
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See also: 攝政
Japanese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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摂 | 政 |
しょう Grade: S |
しょう Grade: 5 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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攝政 (kyūjitai) |
/sepuɕʲau/ → /seɸuɕʲau/ → /seuɕʲau/ → /ɕʲɔːɕʲɔː/ → /ɕʲoːɕʲoː/
From Middle Chinese compound 攝政/摄政 (syep tsyengH, literally “grasp + government”). Compare modern Mandarin 攝政/摄政 (shèzhèng, “to act as a regent”).
The goon, so likely the reading as first borrowed.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]摂政 • (shōshō) ←せふしやう (sefusyau)?
Synonyms
[edit]- (viceroy): 関白 (kanpaku)
Etymology 2
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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摂 | 政 |
せつ > せっ Grade: S |
しょう Grade: 5 |
on'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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攝政 (kyūjitai) |
Shift in reading of shōshō above, using the kan'yōyomi of setsu for the 摂 character.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Tokyo) せっしょー [séꜜsshòò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) せっしょー [sèsshóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [se̞ɕːo̞ː]
Noun
[edit]摂政 • (sesshō) ←せつしやう (setusyau)?
- a regent: one who rules in the place of a monarch because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled
- regency: the position or station of a regent
- (archaic) the chief advisor to the emperor, similar to a viceroy or vizier
Synonyms
[edit]- (viceroy): 関白 (kanpaku)
Derived terms
[edit]- 摂政皇太子 (sesshō kōtaishi): the Prince Regent
References
[edit]- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 摂 read as しょう
- Japanese terms spelled with 政 read as しょう
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