摂政

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
摂	政
しょう Grade: S	しょう Grade: 5
on’yomi

/sepuɕʲau/ → /seɸuɕʲau/ → /seuɕʲau/ → /ɕʲɔːɕʲɔː/ → /ɕʲoːɕʲoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 攝政 (syep tsyeng^H, literally “grasp + government”). Compare modern Mandarin 攝政／摄政 (shèzhèng, “to act as a regent”).

The goon, so likely the reading as first borrowed.

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon
- IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɕo̞ː]

Noun

摂政 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 攝政, hiragana しょうしょう, rōmaji shōshō, historical hiragana せふしやう)

(archaic) the chief advisor to the emperor, similar to a viceroy or vizier

Synonyms

(viceroy): 関白 (かんぱく) (kanpaku)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
摂	政
せつ > せっ Grade: S	しょう Grade: 5
on’yomi

Shift in reading of shōshō above, using the kan'yōyomi of setsu for the 摂 character.

Pronunciation

Kan’yōyomi
- (Tokyo) せっしょー [séꜜsshòò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
- (Tokyo) せっしょー [sèsshóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [se̞ɕːo̞ː]

Noun

摂政 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 攝政, hiragana せっしょう, rōmaji sesshō, historical hiragana せつしやう)

a regent: one who rules in the place of a monarch because the monarch is too young, absent, or disabled
regency: the position or station of a regent
(archaic) the chief advisor to the emperor, similar to a viceroy or vizier

Synonyms

(viceroy): 関白 (かんぱく) (kanpaku)

Derived terms

摂 (せっ)政 (しょう)皇太子 (こうたいし) (sesshō kōtaishi): the Prince Regent

References

1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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