圧政

圧政

Japanese

Kanji in this term
圧	政
あつ > あっ Grade: 5	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
壓政 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) あっせー [àsséé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [a̠sːe̞ː]

Noun

圧(あっ)政(せい) • (assei)  (kyūjitai 壓政)

1. tyrannical rule
   • Himaruya, Hidekaz, “ヘタリアと愉快な仲間たち [Hetalia and Blissful Friends]”, in Axis Powers ヘタリア [Axis Powers Hetalia], volume 4 (fiction), Tokyo: Gentosha, →ISBN, page 24:

     エジプト
     【国(こっ)旗(き)の意(い)味(み)】
     赤(あか)は革(かく)命(めい)で流(なが)された血(ち)、白(しろ)は国(くに)の明(あか)るい未(み)来(らい)と平(へい)和(わ)、黒(くろ)は過(か)去(こ)の圧(あっ)政(せい)を表(あらわ)し、この３(さん)色(しょく)でアラブ統(とう)一(いつ)の願(ねが)いを象(しょう)徴(ちょう)。

     Ejiputo
     【Kokki no imi】
     Aka wa kakumei de nagasareta chi, shiro wa kuni no akarui mirai to heiwa, kuro wa kako no assei o arawashi, kono san-shoku de Arabu tōitsu no negai o shōchō.

     Egypt
     [National flag meaning]
     Red is for the blood shed during the revolution, white for the country’s bright future and peace, black for the past tyranny, and all of these three colors are a symbol of the wish for Arab unity.

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN