立りっ憲けん君くん主しゅ政せい体たい

Meanings

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constitutional monarchy

A political system in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a constitution.

日本にほんは立りっ憲けん君くん主しゅ政せい体たいを採さい用ようしている。
Japan adopts a constitutional monarchy.
立りっ憲けん君くん主しゅ政せい体たいでは、国こく王おうの権けん限げんは憲けん法ぽうによって制せい限げんされる。
In a constitutional monarchy, the monarch's powers are limited by the constitution.

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Kanji

立stand up, rise, set up
憲constitution, law
君mister, you, ruler
主lord, chief, master
政politics, government
体body, substance, object
制system, law, rule

Related words

君くん主しゅ制せい
君主制 is a broader term for monarchy in general, while 立憲君主政体 specifically refers to a constitutional monarchy where the monarch's power is limited by a constitution.
共きょう和わ制せい
共和制 is a republic, where the head of state is usually an elected president, contrasting with the hereditary monarch in a 立憲君主政体.

Built from

立りっ憲けん+君くん主しゅ政せい体たい

Written forms

立りっ憲けん君くん主しゅ政せい体たい
Standard kanji spelling for 'constitutional monarchy'.
立りっ憲けん君くん主しゅ制せい体たい
Variant spelling with 制 instead of 政; less common but attested.

Etymology

Compound of 立憲 (constitutional) + 君主 (monarch) + 政体 (form of government). The variant 立憲君主制体 replaces 政体 with 制体, a less common combination.