専せん制せい

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

専制する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	専せん制せいする	専せん制せいしない
Polite	専せん制せいします	専せん制せいしません
Past polite	専せん制せいしました	専せん制せいしませんでした
Past	専せん制せいした	専せん制せいしなかった
Te-form	専せん制せいして	専せん制せいしないで
Desire	専せん制せいしたい	専せん制せいしたくない
Potential	専せん制せいできる	専せん制せいできない
Passive	専せん制せいされる	専せん制せいされない
Causative	専せん制せいさせる	専せん制せいさせない
Causative passive	専せん制せいさせられる	専せん制せいさせられない
Volitional	専せん制せいしよう
Polite volitional	専せん制せいしましょう
Imperative	専せん制せいしろ	専せん制せいするな
Conditional	専せん制せいすれば	専せん制せいしなければ
Tara conditional	専せん制せいしたら	専せん制せいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

despotism; autocracy

Refers to a political system or style of rule where power is concentrated in one person or a small group, often with negative connotations of arbitrary and oppressive control. Can also be used attributively (専制の).

その国くには長なが年ねん、専せん制せい政せい治じが続つづいている。
That country has been under despotic rule for many years.
彼かれのやり方かたは専せん制せい的てきだと批ひ判はんされた。
His methods were criticized as autocratic.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に専せん制せいを敷しくto impose autocratic rule over a place
皇こう帝ていはその国くにに専せん制せいを敷しいた。
The emperor imposed autocratic rule over that country.
専せん制せいに苦くるしむto suffer under despotic rule
国こく民みんは長なが年ねん専せん制せいに苦くるしんできた。
The people had long suffered under despotic rule.
専せん制せいから解かい放ほうされるto be liberated from despotic rule
革かく命めいによって人ひと々びとは専せん制せいから解かい放ほうされた。
The revolution liberated the people from despotic rule.

Kanji

専specialty, exclusive, mainly
制system, law, rule
擅self-indulgent

Related words

独どく裁さいN1
独裁 emphasizes rule by a single dictator, while 専制 refers more broadly to arbitrary, unchecked power that can also belong to a small elite or monarchy.
専せん横おう
専横 describes high-handed, arbitrary behavior often at a personal or bureaucratic level, whereas 専制 is a systemic term for a whole political order.
横おう暴ぼう
専制 describes autocratic rule as a political system, while 横暴 describes the abusive, domineering behavior of a person or group.

Opposites

民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎ
民主主義 (democracy, power shared through elections) stands in direct contrast to 専制 (power concentrated in one person or group).
立りっ憲けん
立憲 refers to government based on a constitution, while 専制 refers to autocratic rule without such constitutional limits.

Don't confuse with

先せん制せい
専制 (same reading せんせい) means autocratic or despotic rule, a completely different concept from 先制's meaning of preemptive action.
専せん横おう
専制 (autocracy, absolute rule) shares the kanji 専 with 専横 but names a political system, while 専横 describes overbearing personal conduct.

Word family

専せん制せい主しゅ義ぎ
absolutism; despotism
専せん制せい君くん主しゅ
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
専せん制せい政せい治じ
despotic government; autocracy

Written forms

専せん制せいUsage100%
Standard kanji form for 'despotism, autocracy'.
擅せん制せい
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

From Chinese 專制 (zhuānzhì), meaning 'autocratic rule'. The kanji 専 means 'exclusively' or 'solely', and 制 means 'system' or 'control'.

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

despotism; autocracy

その国くには長なが年ねん、専せん制せい政せい治じが続つづいている。
That country has been under despotic rule for many years.
彼かれのやり方かたは専せん制せい的てきだと批ひ判はんされた。
His methods were criticized as autocratic.

Related words

独どく裁さいN1

独裁 emphasizes rule by a single dictator, while 専制 refers more broadly to arbitrary, unchecked power that can also belong to a small elite or monarchy.

専せん横おう

専横 describes high-handed, arbitrary behavior often at a personal or bureaucratic level, whereas 専制 is a systemic term for a whole political order.

横おう暴ぼう

専制 describes autocratic rule as a political system, while 横暴 describes the abusive, domineering behavior of a person or group.

Opposites

民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎ

民主主義 (democracy, power shared through elections) stands in direct contrast to 専制 (power concentrated in one person or group).

立りっ憲けん

立憲 refers to government based on a constitution, while 専制 refers to autocratic rule without such constitutional limits.

Don't confuse with

先せん制せい

専制 (same reading せんせい) means autocratic or despotic rule, a completely different concept from 先制's meaning of preemptive action.

専せん横おう

専制 (autocracy, absolute rule) shares the kanji 専 with 専横 but names a political system, while 専横 describes overbearing personal conduct.