院政

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
いん
Grade: 3
せい
Grade: 5
on’yomi
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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(いん)(せい) (insei

  1. (historical) cloistered rule; the indirect rule by an emperor emeritus who became a Buddhist monk
  2. (by extension) overlordship by a retired person