Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 封建(ほうけん) in Japanese

封建
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ほうけん
Romaji
hōken
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    feudalistic
    Example sentence
    前世紀中頃まで日本封建国家であったことは、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.

Examples of 封建, ほうけん in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

9 strokes

seal, closing

On'Yomi: フウ, ホウ

Kun'Yomi:

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JLPT 4

9 strokes

build

On'Yomi: ケン, コン

Kun'Yomi: た.てる, た.て, -だ.て, た.つ

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