覇権 (はけん, haken) Japanese meaning: hegemony | Kotomoraを
握
ろう
と
し
て
いる
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That country is trying to seize regional hegemony.
The struggle for supremacy is intensifying.
Usage patterns
〈場所〉の覇権を握るto seize hegemony over a region
That country is trying to seize hegemony over Asia.
覇権を争うto contend for supremacy
The two great powers are competing for supremacy.
覇権を確立するto establish hegemony
The empire established hegemony over the region.
覇権を維持するto maintain hegemony
They are maintaining their hegemony through economic power.
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権
支配権 is the concrete 'right of control' over something, whereas 覇権 implies a hegemonic status achieved through overall power and influence.
覇権 is the modern, analytical term for political or international hegemony, while 天下 is the traditional word for holding supreme power over a realm.
覇権 specifically denotes political or international hegemony, while 覇 alone is a more abstract, literary word that can also mean a sports championship.
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覇権 is the noun for the hegemony or supreme power itself, whereas 制覇 emphasizes the act of achieving that dominance.
覇権 is the supremacy or hegemony won through competition in a field, while 君臨 describes the resulting position of dominating, unrivaled control.
Don't confuse with
制覇 means 'conquest' or 'winning a championship' (an action/achievement), while 覇権 is the resulting state of dominance itself.
覇気 means personal 'ambition' or 'spirit to succeed', not the political/military dominance denoted by 覇権.
Etymology
Sino-Japanese compound of 覇 (supremacy, rule by might) and 権 (power, authority).
