Refers to the system of government where a monarch is the head of state. Often contrasted with 共和制 (republic).
イギリスは立憲君主制の国です。
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy.
君主制と共和制の違いについて議論した。
We discussed the difference between monarchy and republic.
君主制 is the general term for monarchy of any country, while 天皇制 specifically refers to Japan's imperial institution.
君主制 is the general term for monarchy of any kind, while 帝政 specifically denotes rule by an emperor.
共和 (republicanism, as in 共和制) stands in political opposition to 君主制, rule by a monarch.
共和制 is government without a monarch, while 君主制 is rule by a monarch as head of state.
Standard kanji spelling for monarchy as a system of government.
Alternate kanji spelling, less common but still used in political contexts.
Compound of 君主 (monarch) and 制 (system). The spelling 君主政 uses 政 (government) instead, with the same reading and meaning.