帝てい国こく

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

General term for an empire, a large political unit ruled by an emperor.

Empire of Japan

abbreviationhistorical term

Abbreviation of 大日本帝国 (Dai Nippon Teikoku), the historical Empire of Japan (1868–1947). Used in historical or political contexts.

〈人ひと〉が帝てい国こくを築きずくfor someone to build an empire
彼かれはわずか十じゅう年ねんで広こう大だいな帝てい国こくを築きずいた。
He built a vast empire in just ten years.
帝てい国こくが崩ほう壊かいするfor an empire to collapse
その帝てい国こくは内ない乱らんによって崩ほう壊かいした。
The empire collapsed due to internal strife.
帝てい国こくを治おさめるto rule an empire
皇こう帝ていは広こう大だいな帝てい国こくを長なが年ねん治おさめてきた。
The emperor had ruled the vast empire for many years.

王おう国こくN1sense 1
王国 is a kingdom ruled by a king or queen, while 帝国 is an empire ruled by an emperor, often spanning multiple territories.
王おう朝ちょう
帝国 (empire) emphasizes a large, often expansionist state ruled by an emperor, while 王朝 (dynasty) focuses on the hereditary line of rulers within a state.
インペリアル
帝国 is the native Japanese noun for 'empire,' while インペリアル is a katakana loanword used as a prefix meaning 'imperial.'

共きょう和わ国こくN1sense 1
共和国 is a republic with no monarch, standing in political contrast to 帝国, which is ruled by an emperor.

帝てい政せい
帝国 means 'empire' (the state itself), while 帝政 means 'imperial rule' (the system of government), so they are easily confused despite sharing 帝.
王おう国こくN1
王国 is a kingdom ruled by a king or queen, while 帝国 is an empire ruled by an emperor, so learners often mix up which ruler title matches which term.

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帝てい国こくUsage99%
Standard modern kanji spelling.
帝てい國こくUsage<1%
out-dated kanji form
Old-form kanji; still seen in historical contexts or pre-war names.
テイコクUsage<1%

From Chinese 帝國／帝国 (dìguó), composed of 帝 'emperor' and 国 'country'. Adopted into Japanese with the same meaning.