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占領統治 (せんりょうとうち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

占せん領りょう統とう治ち

Meanings

1

noun

rule of an occupying power; occupation governance

Refers to the administration and control exercised by a foreign military force over a territory, often in a post-conflict context.

戦せん後ご、連れん合ごう国こくによる占せん領りょう統とう治ちが始はじまった。
After the war, occupation governance by the Allied powers began.

Kanji

占fortune-telling, divining, forecasting
領jurisdiction, dominion, territory
統overall, relationship, ruling
治

reign, be at peace, calm down

Similar words

占せん領りょう
占領 means 'occupation' in general, while 占領統治 specifically refers to the governance or administration during an occupation.
統とう治ち
統治 means 'governance' or 'rule' broadly; 占領統治 narrows it to governance by an occupying force.

Etymology

Compound of 占領 (occupation) and 統治 (governance).