"摂政" meaning in Japanese

See 摂政 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɕo̞ːɕo̞ː] Forms: 摂政 [canonical] (ruby: (しょう), (しょう)), shōshō [romanization], sefusyau [romanization], せふしやう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /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. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=しょうしょう}} Middle Chinese, {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|攝政|to act as a regent}} 攝政/摄政 (shèzhèng, “to act as a regent”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょうしょう|hhira=せふしやう}} 摂(しょう)政(しょう) • (shōshō) ^(←せふしやう (sefusyau)?)
  1. (archaic) the chief advisor to the emperor, similar to a viceroy or vizier Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-摂政-ja-noun-Hz~GPPqF Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese politics Disambiguation of Japanese politics: 20 29 31 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 関白 (kanpaku) (ruby: 関白(かんぱく))
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [se̞ɕːo̞ː] Forms: 摂政 [canonical] (ruby: (せっ), (しょう)), sesshō [romanization], setusyau [romanization], せつしやう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Shift in reading of shōshō above, using the kan'yōyomi of setsu for the 摂 character. Etymology templates: {{ja-l/helper|摂||}} 摂, {{ja-l|摂}} 摂 Head templates: {{ja-noun|せっしょう|hhira=せつしやう}} 摂(せっ)政(しょう) • (sesshō) ^(←せつしやう (setusyau)?)
  1. a regent: one who rules in the place of a monarch because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled Categories (topical): Monarchy
    Sense id: en-摂政-ja-noun-9nZsHQze Disambiguation of Monarchy: 9 56 26 9 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Japanese politics Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 16 65 2 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 23 51 3 23 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 22 53 3 22 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 13 61 13 13 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 12 70 6 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 51 3 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 80 3 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 87 3 5 Disambiguation of Japanese politics: 20 29 31 20
  2. regency: the position or station of a regent
    Sense id: en-摂政-ja-noun-DstisOYy Categories (other): Japanese politics Disambiguation of Japanese politics: 20 29 31 20
  3. (archaic) the chief advisor to the emperor, similar to a viceroy or vizier Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-摂政-ja-noun-Hz~GPPqF1 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese politics Disambiguation of Japanese politics: 20 29 31 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 関白 (kanpaku) (ruby: 関白(かんぱく)) Derived forms: 摂政皇太子 (sesshō kōtaishi) (ruby: 摂政(せっしょう), 皇太子(こうたいし)) (english: the Prince Regent)
Etymology number: 2
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      "other": "せっしょー"
    },
    {
      "other": "せっしょー"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[se̞ɕːo̞ː]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kanpaku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "関白",
          "かんぱく"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "関白"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Regency",
    "ja:摂政"
  ],
  "word": "摂政"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 摂政 meaning in Japanese (5.1kB)

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