院政

• 読み: いんせい
• ローマ字: insei
• 漢字の分解: 院 (in) — retired emperor's residence, institution; 政 (sei) — government, rule
• 発音: /in.seː/

意味

Cloistered rule; governance by a retired emperor or powerful figure operating from behind the scenes.

Originally referring to the system in Heian-period Japan where retired emperors (in) continued to wield political power from their cloistered residences, bypassing the reigning emperor. In modern usage, 院政 is applied metaphorically to any situation where a retired or nominally powerless figure continues to control an organisation from behind the scenes — common in corporate and political commentary.

例文

1. 平安時代、白河上皇が院政を敷き、強大な権力を握った。
2. 引退した創業者が院政を敷いていると、社内で囁かれている。
3. 院政的な権力構造は、組織の透明性を損なうと指摘されている。

使い方ガイド

場面: history, politics, corporate, journalism

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From 院 (in, imperial retirement/cloister) and 政 (sei, government/rule). The system began with Emperor Shirakawa in 1086 and defined much of Heian and Kamakura-period politics.

文化的背景

時代: Heian–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal