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勅問 (ちょくもん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

勅ちょく問もん

Meanings

1

noun

imperial question

Historical term for a question posed by the emperor, typically in formal or court contexts. Rare in modern usage.

勅ちょく問もんは、古ふるい記き録ろくにのみ見みられる言こと葉ばだ。
The term 'imperial question' is found only in old records.

Kanji

勅imperial order
問question, ask, problem

Etymology

Compound of 勅 (imperial edict) and 問 (question). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.