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専制君主 (senseikunshu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

専せん制せい君くん主しゅ

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Meanings

1

absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant

Refers to a ruler with unrestricted power, often with negative connotations of tyranny. Used in historical and political contexts.

その国くには専せん制せい君くん主しゅによって

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The country was ruled by an absolute monarch.

専せん制せい君くん主しゅ制せいは民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎとは対たい照しょう的てきな政せい治じ体たい制せいだ。

Absolute monarchy is a political system that contrasts with democracy.

Kanji

専specialty, exclusive, mainly
制system, law, rule
君mister, you, ruler
主lord, chief, master

Related words

独どく裁さい者しゃ
独裁者 is a more general term for 'dictator', not necessarily a monarch. 専制君主 specifically implies a hereditary or traditional monarch with absolute power.
暴ぼう君くん
暴君 emphasizes cruelty and oppression, while 専制君主 focuses on the concentration of power, though the two often overlap.

Word family

啓けい蒙もう専せん制せい君くん主しゅ
enlightened despot

Built from

専せん制せい+君くん主しゅ

Etymology

Compound of 専制 (せんせい, 'despotic, autocratic') and 君主 (くんしゅ, 'monarch, sovereign'). The term is a direct borrowing from Chinese political vocabulary, where it has been used to describe rulers with absolute authority.