朝ちょう廷てい

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Meanings

Refers to the court of the Emperor of Japan, historically the center of political power and now the ceremonial institution.

平へい安あん時じ代だいには朝ちょう廷ていが政せい治じの中ちゅう心しんだった。
During the Heian period, the Imperial Court was the center of politics.
朝ちょう廷ていの儀ぎ式しきは古ふるくからの伝でん統とうにのっとっている。
The ceremonies of the Imperial Court follow ancient traditions.

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Kanji

朝morning, dynasty, regime
廷courts, imperial court, government office

Related words

本ほん朝ちょう
朝廷 is the general term for an imperial court, while 本朝 specifically denotes Japan's own imperial court viewed from within.
宮きゅう廷てい
朝廷 refers to the imperial court specifically as a political institution, often in historical contexts, while 宮廷 covers the court more broadly, including its cultural and social life.
宮きゅう中ちゅう
朝廷 is a broader, more historical term covering the imperial court and its government, whereas 宮中 focuses on the ceremonial and residential aspects of the court.
九ここの重え
朝廷 refers to the imperial court as a governing body, a more historical-administrative term than the poetic 九重.

Opposites

幕ばく府ふ
幕府 is the military government led by a shogun, while 朝廷 is the civilian imperial court it operated alongside (and often overshadowed).

Don't confuse with

王おう朝ちょう
朝廷 is the imperial court or government apparatus of a reign, while 王朝 is the dynasty (the ruling family and its era) that the court serves.

Word family

大和やまと朝ちょう廷てい
Yamato court

Etymology

Composed of 朝 (morning, audience with the emperor) and 廷 (court, government office). The term has been used since ancient times to denote the emperor's court.