万ばん世せい一いっ系けい

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Meanings

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noun

unbroken imperial line

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)›

A yojijukugo referring specifically to the Japanese imperial line, which is traditionally held to have continued unbroken since ancient times. Used in historical, political, or ceremonial contexts.

万ばん世せい一いっ系けいの天皇てんのうは、日本にほん国

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The emperor of the unbroken imperial line is defined as a symbol in the Constitution of Japan.

Kanji

万ten thousand, 10,000
世generation, world, society
一one, one radical (no.1)
系lineage, system

Built from

万ばん世せい+一いっ系けい

Etymology

A yojijukugo composed of 万世 (bansei, 'eternity, all ages') and 一系 (ikkei, 'one lineage'). The exact historical origin of the phrase is uncertain, but it has been used to describe the traditional concept of the Japanese imperial succession.