国くに替がえ

noun

forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain

Historical term from the Edo period; refers to the shogunate's practice of moving daimyo to different fiefs, often as a form of control or punishment.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、幕ばく府ふは大だい名みょうの国くに替がえを命めいじることがあった。

  During the Edo period, the shogunate sometimes ordered the forced relocation of daimyo to different domains.

noun

change of constituency; change of district

Modern political term; used when a politician changes the electoral district they represent, often due to redistricting or strategic reasons.

• 次つぎの選せん挙きょで彼かれは国くに替がえをして、地じ元もとの選せん挙きょ区くから別べつの選せん挙きょ区くに移うつった。

  In the next election, he changed constituencies, moving from his local district to another.