裁可

• 読み: さいか
• ローマ字: saika
• 漢字の分解: 裁 (sai) — judge, decide; 可 (ka) — approve, permissible
• 発音: /sa.i.ka/

意味

Sanction; approval; authorisation. Refers to the formal approval granted by a sovereign, emperor, or supreme authority to a legislative act or measure.

A formal noun used in constitutional and legal contexts, particularly describing imperial sanction of laws under the Meiji Constitution. Under the current Japanese Constitution, the emperor performs state acts (国事行為) including promulgation of laws, but 裁可 retains its historical weight in academic and political discourse.

例文

1. 明治憲法では、法律は天皇の裁可を経て成立した。
2. 議会で可決された法案が国家元首の裁可を待っている。
3. 裁可なき布告は法的効力を持たないとされていた。

使い方ガイド

場面: constitutional law, imperial history, legislation

トーン: formal

起源と歴史

From 裁 (sai) meaning 'to judge or decide' and 可 (ka) meaning 'permissible or approved.' Together they express a binding decision of approval from the highest authority.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Legal and political scholars