王 朝(おうちょう)

おうちょう

noun

dynasty

academic

1. dynasty, royal dynasty

A succession of rulers from the same family or lineage. Used for historical ruling families both in Japan (particularly the Heian period court) and abroad.

王朝(おうちょう)が滅(ほろ)んだ。

The dynasty fell.

王朝(おうちょう)時代(じだい)の文学(ぶんがく)は日本(にほん)文化(ぶんか)の宝(たから)だ。

The literature of the court period is a treasure of Japanese culture.

この地域(ちいき)では何(なん)百(びゃく)年(ねん)にもわたって王朝(おうちょう)が交代(こうたい)を繰(く)り返(かえ)してきた。

Dynasties have risen and fallen repeatedly in this region over hundreds of years.

Usage

In Japanese historical contexts, 王朝(おうちょう) often refers specifically to the Heian-period imperial court and its culture. 王朝(おうちょう)文学(ぶんがく) (court literature) includes masterworks like 源氏(げんじ)物語(ものがたり) and 枕草子(まくらのそうし). For foreign history, it refers to ruling dynasties in the usual sense.

Common collocations

王朝(おうちょう)時代(じだい): dynasty period, court era
王朝(おうちょう)文学(ぶんがく): court literature
王朝(おうちょう)文化(ぶんか): court culture
王朝(おうちょう)の交代(こうたい): dynastic change
王朝(おうちょう)を築(きず)く: to establish a dynasty

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Added 2026.2.25 22:35 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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