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勅選 (chokusen) Japanese meaning: imperial nomination | Kotomora

勅ちょく選せん

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Meanings

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imperial nomination

Refers to the act of being selected or appointed by the emperor. Used in historical or formal contexts related to the Japanese imperial system.

彼かれは勅ちょく選せんによって貴き族ぞく院いん議ぎ員いんに選えらばれた。
He was appointed to the House of Peers by imperial nomination.

Kanji

勅imperial order
選elect, select, choose

Related words

勅ちょく任にん
勅任 refers to imperial appointment in general, while 勅選 specifically emphasizes selection or election by the emperor.

Etymology

Compound of 勅 (imperial order) and 選 (selection). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the Japanese imperial system.