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帝権 (ていけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

帝てい権けん

Meanings

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noun

imperial authority; imperial prerogative; imperium

Refers to the sovereign power or rights of an emperor, often in historical or political contexts.

帝てい権けんの強きょう化かは、中ちゅう世せいヨーロッパの重じゅう要ような政せい治じ課か題だいだった。
Strengthening imperial authority was an important political issue in medieval Europe.
ローマ皇こう帝ていは広こう大だいな帝てい権けんを行こう使しした。
The Roman emperor exercised vast imperial power.

Kanji

帝sovereign, the emperor, god
権authority, power, rights

Similar words

皇こう権けん
皇権 also means imperial authority but is more commonly used for Japanese emperors, while 帝権 is broader and often used for non-Japanese empires.
王おう権けん
王権 refers to royal authority (king's power), whereas 帝権 specifically denotes imperial authority (emperor's power).

Etymology

Compound of 帝 (emperor) and 権 (authority, right). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is used in modern Japanese to refer to imperial authority.