Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɕo̞ː]

Noun

摂政 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 攝政, hiragana しょうしょう, romaji shōshō)

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

Synonyms

• (viceroy): 関白 (かんぱく) ‎(kanpaku)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• Kan'yōyomi
• (Tokyo) せ​っしょう [séꜜsshòò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• (Tokyo) せっしょう [sèsshóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [se̞ɕːo̞ː]

Noun

摂政 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 攝政, hiragana せっしょう, romaji sesshō, historical hiragana せっしゃう)

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

Synonyms

• (viceroy): 関白 (かんぱく) ‎(kanpaku)

Derived terms

• 摂政 (せっしょう)皇太子 (こうたいし) ‎(sesshō kōtaishi): the Prince Regent

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

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