長老支配

Japanese

Kanji in this term
長	老	支	配
ちょう Grade: 2	ろう Grade: 4	し Grade: 5	はい Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From 長老 (“the elderly”) +‎ 支配 (“control, dominance”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょーろーし​はい [chòóróóshíꜜhàì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːɾo̞ːɕiha̠i]

Noun

長(ちょう)老(ろう)支(し)配(はい) • (chōrōshihai) 

1. (politics) gerontocracy