戒厳令

• 読み: かいげんれい
• ローマ字: kaigenrei
• 漢字の分解: 戒 (kai) — caution, discipline; 厳 (gen) — strict, severe; 令 (rei) — order, decree
• 発音: /ka.i.ɡen.ɾeː/

意味

Martial law; state of emergency placing a territory under military authority.

A noun referring to the suspension of normal civilian law and its replacement with direct military governance during crises such as war, insurrection, or severe civil unrest. In Japan, 戒厳令 was last invoked during the Manchurian Incident era. In modern usage it appears in historical analysis and coverage of foreign political crises.

例文

1. クーデターが起きた国では、直ちに戒厳令が布告された。
2. 戒厳令下では、集会の自由やメディアの報道が厳しく制限される。
3. 歴史の授業で、戦時中に発令された戒厳令について学んだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, military, history, law

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

From 戒厳 (kaigen, strict vigilance/martial readiness) — 戒 (caution/discipline) + 厳 (strict/severe) — and 令 (rei, order/decree). The concept was formalised in Japan's Meiji-era military codes.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal