かいけん

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

• (Tokyo) かいけん [kàíkéń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ikẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

かいけん • (kaiken) 

1. 会見: an interview, an official meeting
2. 改憲: an amendment to a constitution
3. 海権: command of the seas, naval power
4. 開顕: (Buddhism) adherence to the teachings of the Lotus Sutra, as espoused by Tendai Buddhism
5. 懐剣: (historical) a kind of dagger used by the samurai class, carried in the 懐 (futokoro, “chest area of a kimono above the 帯 (obi, “sash”) and inside the collar”) for self-defense; (modern) a replica dagger as part of certain ceremonial costume; (poetry) working on possible response lines for a 連歌 (renga, “linked poem”), 俳諧 (haikai, “amusing style of waka Japanese poetry”), or similar call and response style of performed poetry, prior to a performance; any lines prepared before such a performance
6. 壊憲: considering the constitution unnecessary; making light of the constitutional interpretation

Verb

かいけんする • (kaiken suru) suru (stem かいけんし (kaikensuru shi), past かいけんした (kaikensuru shita))

1. 改憲: to amend a constitution

Pronunciation 2

• (Tokyo) か​いけん [káꜜìkèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ikẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

かいけん • (kaiken) 

1. 海権: command of the seas, naval power