改かい憲けん

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改憲する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

constitutional change; constitutional revision

Refers to amending or revising a constitution, especially in political discourse. Often used with する to mean 'to amend the constitution'.

改かい憲けんを目め指ざすto aim for constitutional revision
その政せい党とうは憲けん法ぽう改かい憲けんを目め指ざしている。
That political party aims to revise the constitution.
改かい憲けんに反はん対たいするto oppose constitutional revision
多おおくの市し民みんが改かい憲けんに反はん対たいしている。
Many citizens oppose amending the constitution.
改かい憲けんを訴うったえるto campaign for constitutional revision
首しゅ相しょうは改かい憲けんを国こく民みんに訴うったえた。
The prime minister appealed to the public for constitutional revision.

憲けん法ぽう改かい正せい
憲法改正 is the full, formal term for amending a constitution, while 改憲 is the common shorthand used in news and political discussion.

護ご憲けん
護憲 refers to protecting or upholding the current constitution as it is, the political stance opposed to 改憲.

改かい選せん
改選 (re-election, e.g. of officials or seats) looks similar in kanji to 改憲 but has nothing to do with constitutions.

改かい憲けん論ろん者しゃ
proponent of constitutional reform; constitutional revisionist
解かい釈しゃく改かい憲けん
de facto constitutional amendment through reinterpretation; reinterpretation of the constitution to effect change

Compound of 改 (かい, 'reform') and 憲 (けん, 'constitution'), an abbreviation of 憲法改正 (けんぽうかいせい).