王権神授説

See also: 王權神授說

Japanese

Kanji in this term
王	権	神	授	説
おう Grade: 1	けん Grade: 6	しん Grade: 3	じゅ Grade: 5	せつ Grade: 4
on'yomi	kan'on		goon	kan'on

Alternative spelling
王權神授說 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 王(おう)権(けん) (ōken, “authority of the king”) + 神(しん)授(じゅ) (shinju, “divine gift”) + 説(せつ) (-setsu, “theory”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おーけんしんじゅせつ [òókéń shíńjúꜜsètsù] (Nakadaka – [7])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːke̞ɰ̃ ɕĩɲ̟d͡ʑɨse̞t͡sɨ]

Noun

王(おう)権(けん)神(しん)授(じゅ)説(せつ) • (ōken shinjusetsu) ^{←わうけんしんじゆせつ (wauken sinzyusetu)?}

1. divine right of kings

   Synonyms: 国王神権説 (kokuō shinkensetsu), 帝王神権説 (teiō shinkensetsu)

Related terms

• 神(しん)権(けん)政(せい)治(じ) (shinken seiji)