主権在民

See also: 主權在民

Japanese

Kanji in this term
主	権	在	民
しゅ Grade: 3	けん Grade: 6	ざい Grade: 5	みん Grade: 4
kan'on		goon

Alternative spelling
主權在民 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 主権 (shuken, “sovereignty”) +‎ 在民 (zaimin, “being in the people”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しゅけん・ざいみん [shùkéń zàímíń] (Heiban + Heiban – [0]-[0])^[1]^[2]

(Tokyo) しゅけん・ざいみん [shùkéꜜǹ zàímíń] (Nakadaka + Heiban – [2]-[0])^[1]^[2]

(Tokyo) しゅけん・ざいみん [shúꜜkèǹ zàímíń] (Atamadaka + Heiban – [1]-[0])^[1]

(Tokyo) しゅけんざいみん [shùkéń záímíń] (Heiban – [0])^[3]
IPA^(key): [ɕɨ̥ke̞n d͡za̠imʲĩɴ]

Noun

主(しゅ)権(けん)在(ざい)民(みん) • (shuken zaimin)

sovereignty of the people
Synonym: 国民主権 (kokumin shuken)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN