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主権国家 (しゅけんこっか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

主しゅ権けん国こっ家か

しゅ

け

ん

こ

っ

か

Meanings

1

noun

sovereign nation; sovereign state

A political entity with full sovereignty over its territory and population. Used in political science, international relations, and news contexts.

国こく連れんは主しゅ権けん国こっ家かの集あつまりです。
The United Nations is an assembly of sovereign nations.
その地ち域いきはまだ主しゅ権けん国こっ家かとして認みと

め

られ

て

い

ない

。

That region is not yet recognized as a sovereign state.

Kanji

主lord, chief, master
権authority, power, rights
国country
家house, home, family

Similar words

独どく立りつ国こく
独立国 emphasizes independence from another state, while 主権国家 focuses on the possession of sovereignty itself.
国こっ家か
国家 is a general term for 'nation' or 'state'; 主権国家 specifies that the state has sovereignty.

Etymology

Compound of 主権 (sovereignty) and 国家 (nation, state). The term is a modern political concept, likely coined in the Meiji era as a translation of Western political terminology.