クーデター

also: クー・デター · クーデタ · クーデーター · クー・デタ

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Meanings

noun

coup d'état; coup

Refers to a sudden, often violent, overthrow of a government by a small group, typically military. The term is used in political and historical contexts.

from French

その国くにでは軍ぐん部ぶによるクーデターが起おきた。
A coup d'état by the military occurred in that country.
クーデター未み遂すい事じ件けんが報ほう道どうされた。
An attempted coup was reported.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉でクーデターが起おこるa coup breaks out in 〈place〉
その国くにでクーデターが起おこった。
A coup broke out in that country.
クーデターを起おこすto stage a coup
軍ぐんの一いち部ぶがクーデターを起おこした。
A faction of the military staged a coup.
クーデターに失しっ敗ぱいするfor a coup to fail
そのクーデターは失しっ敗ぱいに終おわった。
The coup ended in failure.
クーデターが成せい功こうするfor a coup to succeed
クーデターが成せい功こうし、政せい権けんが交こう代たいした。
The coup succeeded, and the government changed hands.

Related words

革かく命めいN2
革命 refers to a broad, often popular movement for fundamental political or social change, while クーデター is a sudden seizure of power by a small group, often military.
反はん乱らんN1
反乱 is a general uprising or rebellion against authority that need not aim to seize the central government, unlike クーデター.
政せい変へん
政変 is a broader term for any sudden change in government or political power, while クーデター specifically implies an illegal or forceful seizure of power.
転てん覆ぷくN1
クーデター refers specifically to a sudden armed coup, while 転覆 is the broader term for overthrowing a government by any means.

Counted with

件けんN2
Used for incidents, cases, or matters; this is the natural choice for a coup as an event.

Written forms

クーデターUsage86%
Standard katakana spelling of the French loanword.
クーデタUsage14%
search-only kana form
Search-only kana form; not a standard written spelling.
クー・デター
Rare spelling with an interpunct; the standard form is クーデター.

Etymology

Borrowed from French 'coup d'État', entering Japanese in the early 20th century. The standard spelling is クーデター, with rare variants using an interpunct or alternative vowel length.