Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 4
けん
Grade: 6
on'yomi kan'on

Etymology

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Compound of (かい) (kai, amendment) + (けん) (ken, constitution).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かい)(けん) (kaiken

  1. constitutional amendment

Synonyms

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Verb

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(かい)(けん)する (kaiken surutransitive or intransitive suru (stem (かい)(けん) (kaiken shi), past (かい)(けん)した (kaiken shita))

  1. to amend a constitution

Conjugation

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ 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

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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改憲 (gaeheon) (hangeul 개헌)

  1. hanja form? of 개헌