摂政

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
摂	政
しょう Grade: S	しょう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
攝政 (kyūjitai)

/sepuɕʲau/ → /seɸuɕʲau/ → /seuɕʲau/ → /ɕʲɔːɕʲɔː/ → /ɕʲoːɕʲoː/

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese compound 攝政／摄政 (syep tsyeng^H, literally “grasp + government”). Compare modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Mandarin 攝政／摄政 (shèzhèng, “to act as a regent”).

The goon, so likely the reading as first borrowed.

Noun

1. (archaic) the chief advisor to the emperor, similar to a viceroy or vizier

Synonyms

• (viceroy): 関白(かんぱく) (kanpaku)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
摂	政
せつ > せっ Grade: S	しょう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
攝政 (kyūjitai)

Shift in reading of shōshō above, using the kan'yōyomi of setsu for the 摂 character.

Noun

1. a regent: one who rules in the place of a monarch because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled
2. regency: the position or station of a regent
3. (archaic) the chief advisor to the emperor, similar to a viceroy or vizier

Synonyms

• (viceroy): 関白(かんぱく) (kanpaku)

Derived terms

• 摂政(せっしょう)皇太子(こうたいし) (sesshō kōtaishi): the Prince Regent

References

• Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN