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正統性 (せいとうせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

正せい統とう性せい

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Meanings

1

legitimacy; orthodoxy

Refers to the quality of being legitimate, authentic, or orthodox, often in political, historical, or doctrinal contexts.

その政せい権けんの正せい統とう性せいが問とわれ

て

いる

。

The legitimacy of that regime is being questioned.

彼かれは自じ説せつの正せい統とう性せいを主しゅ張ちょうした。

He asserted the orthodoxy of his own theory.

Kanji

正correct, justice, righteous
統overall, relationship, ruling
性sex, gender, nature

Related words

正せい当とう性せい
正当性 emphasizes moral or legal rightness, while 正統性 focuses on authenticity, lineage, or doctrinal correctness.
合ごう法ほう性せい
合法性 is specifically about legality under the law, whereas 正統性 is broader, covering historical or traditional legitimacy.

Built from

正せい統とう+性せい

Etymology

Compound of 正統 (seitō, 'legitimate, orthodox') and 性 (-sei, '-ness, -ity').