政権交代

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 5
けん
Grade: 6
こう
Grade: 2
たい
Grade: 3
kan’on
Alternative spelling
政權交代 (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Compound of 政権 (seiken, regime, administration) +‎ 交代 (kōtai, change, shift, alternation, replacement).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [se̞ːkẽ̞ŋ ko̞ːta̠i]

Noun[edit]

(せい)(けん)(こう)(たい) (seiken kōtaiせいけんかうたい (seikenkautai)?

  1. a change in the political party that holds power

Usage notes[edit]

In the context of internal Japanese politics, this refers to a regime change between the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and a non-LDP party. The LDP has been the dominant party in Japan, making it an historical event for another party to come into power.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN