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Meaning of 封建(ほうけん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 封建 JLPT 1

Kana Reading ほうけん

Romaji hōken

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

Examples of 封建, ほうけん in a sentence

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。

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

Related Kanji

封 JLPT 2

9 strokes

seal, closing

On'Yomi: フウ, ホウ

Kun'Yomi:

建 JLPT 4

9 strokes

build

On'Yomi: ケン, コン

Kun'Yomi: た.てる, た.て, -だ.て, た.つ