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寛政 (かんせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

寛かん政せい

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Meanings

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noun

Kansei era

Japanese era name spanning 1789 to 1801. Used in historical contexts.

寛かん政せいの改かい革かくは松まつ平だいら定さだ信のぶによって行おこなわれた。
The Kansei Reforms were carried out by Matsudaira Sadanobu.

Kanji

寛tolerant, leniency, generosity
政politics, government

Etymology

The era name 寛政 (Kansei) was adopted in 1789. The exact derivation is uncertain; it is conventionally associated with the kanji 寛 (lenient, generous) and 政 (government, politics).