護憲

• 読み: ごけん
• ローマ字: goken
• 漢字の分解: 護 (go) — protect, defend; 憲 (ken) — constitution, fundamental law
• 発音: /ɡo.ke.ɴ/

意味

Defence of the constitution; constitutional protection. The position of upholding the existing constitution, particularly Article 9 of Japan's postwar constitution.

In Japanese political discourse, 護憲 is the antonym of 改憲 (constitutional revision) and 壊憲 (destruction of the constitution, a polemical term). Supporters of 護憲 argue that Article 9 is the cornerstone of Japan's peace state and must be preserved. The term is deeply embedded in postwar Japanese political identity and is a defining axis of left-right political debate.

例文

1. 野党の多くは護憲の立場をとり、憲法改正に強く反対している。
2. 護憲派は九条が日本の平和主義の礎だと主張する。
3. 護憲か改憲かという問いは戦後政治を貫く核心的な争点だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: constitutional debate, politics, journalism, history

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound. 護 (go) means to protect or defend (as in 保護, 守護); 憲 (ken) refers to the constitution (as in 憲法). Together they denote the political stance of defending the existing constitutional order.

文化的背景

時代: Postwar–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated