圧政

Japanese

Kanji in this term
圧	政
あつ > あっ Grade: 5	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
壓政 (kyūjitai)

Noun

1. tyrannical rule
   • Hidekaz Himaruya, “ヘタリアと愉快な仲間たち [Hetalia and Blissful Friends]”, in (deprecated template usage) Axis Powers ヘタリア [Axis Powers Hetalia], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Gentosha, →ISBN, page 24:

     エジプト
     【国旗の意味】
     赤は革命で流された血、白は国の明るい未来と平和、黒は過去の圧政を表し、この3色でアラブ統一の願いを象徴。

     Ejiputo
     [Shuto] Kairo
     [Kōyōgo] Arabia-go
     [Kokka] Suiren
     [Kokki no imi]
     Aka wa kakumei de nagasareta chi, shiro wa kuni no akarui mirai to heiwa, kuro wa kako no assei o arawashi, kono san-shoku de Arabu tōitsu no negai o shōchō.

     Egypt
     [National flag’s meaning]
     Red is for the blood shed during the revolution, white for the country’s bright future and peace, black for the past tyranny, and all of these 3 colors are a symbol of the wish for Arab unity.