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専制君主 (せんせいくんしゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

専せん制せい君くん主しゅ

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しゅ

Meanings

1

noun

absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant

Refers to a ruler with unrestricted power, often with negative connotations of tyranny. Used in historical and political contexts.

その国くには専せん制せい君くん主しゅによって支し配はいされていた。
The country was ruled by an absolute monarch.

専せん

制せい

君くん

主しゅ

制せい

は

民みん

主しゅ

主しゅ

義ぎ

と

は

対たい

照しょう

的てき

な

政せい

治じ

体たい

制せい

だ

。

Absolute monarchy is a political system that contrasts with democracy.

Kanji

専specialty, exclusive, mainly
制system, law, rule
君mister, you, ruler
主lord, chief, master

Similar words

独どく裁さい者しゃ
独裁者 is a more general term for 'dictator', not necessarily a monarch. 専制君主 specifically implies a hereditary or traditional monarch with absolute power.
暴ぼう君くん
暴君 emphasizes cruelty and oppression, while 専制君主 focuses on the concentration of power, though the two often overlap.

Etymology

Compound of 専制 (せんせい, 'despotic, autocratic') and 君主 (くんしゅ, 'monarch, sovereign'). The term is a direct borrowing from Chinese political vocabulary, where it has been used to describe rulers with absolute authority.