Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 6
しゅ
Grade: 3
けん
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
宗主權 (kyūjitai)

Etymology edit

Compound of 宗主 (sōshu, suzerain) +‎ (ken, right, authority, power).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(そう)(しゅ)(けん) (sōshuken

  1. suzerainty, the power of a suzerain

References edit

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN