勅令

• 読み: ちょくれい
• ローマ字: chokurei
• 漢字の分解: 勅 (choku) — imperial edict, command from the emperor; 令 (rei) — order, command
• 発音: /tɕo.kɯ.ɾeː/

意味

Imperial decree; imperial order. An edict issued directly by the emperor, carrying the force of law.

Under the Meiji Constitution (1889–1947), 勅令 carried legislative authority and could be issued without Diet approval in certain circumstances. They were used to promulgate important laws and institutional regulations throughout the prewar period. Under the current postwar Constitution (1947), the Emperor has only ceremonial functions, so imperial decrees in the traditional sense no longer exist. Primarily a historical and academic term today.

例文

1. 明治政府は勅令によって多くの重要制度を定めた。
2. 大日本帝国憲法下では勅令が議会の立法に準ずる効力を持った。
3. 戦前の教育制度は勅令に基づいて整備されていた。

使い方ガイド

場面: history, law, politics, Meiji era

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 勅 (imperial command, edict; refers specifically to orders from the emperor) and 令 (order, command). An order that emanates directly from imperial authority.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Prewar

世代: All ages (historical context)

社会的背景: Universal