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正統 (せいとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
legitimate ; orthodox ; traditional
Describes something accepted as the proper line, doctrine, style, or succession: a legitimate heir, an orthodox interpretation, or a traditional school or method. Often used as 正統な, 正統の, or in compounds such as 正統派.
この 説せつ は 長なが く 正せい 統とう な 解かい 釈しゃく と さ れ て き た 。
This theory has long been regarded as the orthodox interpretation.
Kanji 正 correct, justice, righteous 統 overall, relationship, ruling Similar words 正せい 当とう Same reading, but 正当 means justified, fair, or rightful in a legal or moral sense; 正統 emphasizes an accepted lineage, school, or orthodox tradition.
伝でん 統とう 伝統 is the tradition itself; 正統 describes something as belonging to the proper or orthodox tradition.
異い 端たん 異端 means heretical or outside the accepted doctrine, and is a useful contrast with 正統 in religious, academic, or ideological contexts.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 正, associated with correctness or legitimacy, and 統, associated with lineage, continuity, or a system. Together the spelling conveys a proper or legitimate line of succession, doctrine, or tradition.
