帝国・帝國|ていこくteikoku[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
帝国帝国 is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; use it when writing this word.
帝國帝國 is a less common written variant using outdated kanji; learners may encounter it when an older spelling is retained.
Definitions
  1. nounempire
    イギリス式しきの朝食ちょうしょくはイギリス帝国ていこくの建設けんせつ者しゃたちによって流行はやらせたものだ。↗
    The English breakfast was made popular by the architects of the British Empire.
  2. nounEmpire of Japan
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymエンパイアNeutralLoanword for 'empire'; rare, and mostly seen in proper names. In everyday Japanese 「帝国」 is the normal choice, as in 「ローマ帝国」.
  • Antonym共和国きょうわこくNeutralThe opposite of 「帝国」 in form of government: a republic with no monarch, as in 「フランス共和国」.

Use 「帝国」 for a state ruled by an emperor or a regime governing many peoples and territories, as in 「大日本帝国」 and 「帝国主義」. 「エンパイア」 is a rare loanword mostly in proper names; the antonym 「共和国」 is a republic without a monarch.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 皇帝こうていが支配しはい・統治とうちする国家こっか。
  2. 複数ふくすうの政治的せいじてき領土りょうどや諸しょ民族みんぞくを統治とうちする支配しはい体制たいせい。学術的がくじゅつてきに諸説しょせつある。
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