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封建 (ほうけん): feudalistic — Japanese vocabulary

封建 is read ほうけん and means "feudalistic". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

封建

Reading
ほうけん · houken
Translation
feudalistic
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ほうけんが

Example

前世紀の中頃まで日本が封建国家であったことは、よくしられている。

ぜんせいきのなかごろまでにっぽんがほうけんこっかであったことは、よくしられている。

It is well known that up to the middle of the last century Japan was a feudal state.

Kanji in this word

  • 封 — Seal, Closing
  • 建 — build

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