封建制(ほうけんせい)

ほうけんせい
noun
feudalism; feudal system
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1. feudalism; feudal system
A political and social system in which lords grant land to vassals in exchange for loyalty and service. In Japanese history, refers especially to the system under the samurai class.
封建制(ほうけんせい)は長(なが)く続(つづ)いた。
The feudal system lasted a long time.
日本(にほん)の封建制(ほうけんせい)は明治維新(めいじいしん)で終(お)わった。
Japan's feudal system ended with the Meiji Restoration.
ヨーロッパと日本(にほん)の封建制(ほうけんせい)にはいくつかの共通点(きょうつうてん)がある。
There are several similarities between European and Japanese feudalism.

A compound of 封建(ほうけん) (feudal) + 制(せい) (system). Refers to hierarchical political systems based on lord–vassal relationships and land grants.

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Related words

  • 封建的(ほうけんてき): feudalistic — used as a na-adjective, often critically to describe old-fashioned, hierarchical attitudes
  • 封建社会(ほうけんしゃかい): feudal society — focuses on the social structure rather than the political system
  • 幕藩体制(ばくはんたいせい): the shogunate-domain system — the specific form of feudalism in Edo-period Japan
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