王おう朝ちょう

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ちょ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

dynasty

Refers to a hereditary ruling family or period, used in historical and political contexts.

唐とう王おう朝ちょうは中ちゅう国ごくの歴れき史しで最もっとも繁はん栄えいした時じ代だいの一ひとつだ。
The Tang dynasty was one of the most prosperous periods in Chinese history.

この

国くに

は

長なが

い

王おう

朝ちょう

の

歴れき

史し

を

持も

っ

て

いる

。

This country has a long dynastic history.

Kanji

王king, rule, magnate
朝morning, dynasty, regime

Similar words

帝てい国こく
帝国 (empire) emphasizes a large, often expansionist state ruled by an emperor, while 王朝 (dynasty) focuses on the hereditary line of rulers within a state.

Etymology

Compound of 王 (king, ruler) and 朝 (court, dynasty). The term was adopted in Japanese to translate the Western concept of 'dynasty' and is used for both East Asian and world history.