院政

Japanese

Kanji in this term
院 政
いん
Grade: 3 		せい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ĩɰ̃se̞ː]

Noun

院(いん)政(せい) • (insei) 

  1. (historical) cloistered rule; the indirect rule by an emperor emeritus who became a Buddhist monk
  2. (by extension) overlordship by a retired person

References

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