三権分立

• 読み: さんけんぶんりつ
• ローマ字: sanken bunritsu
• 漢字の分解: 三 (san) — three; 権 (ken) — power, authority; 分 (bun) — divide; 立 (ritsu) — stand, establish
• 発音: /sa.ŋ.ke.ɴ.bɯ.ɴ.ɾi.tsɯ/

意味

Separation of powers (legislative, executive, judicial). The constitutional principle that government authority is divided among three independent branches.

A foundational principle of modern constitutional government, 三権分立 refers to the division of state power into the legislature (立法), executive (行政), and judiciary (司法). Japan's postwar constitution enshrines this principle to prevent concentration of power. A compound noun formed from 三権 (three powers) and 分立 (separate standing).

例文

1. 三権分立は民主主義の根幹をなす原則だ。
2. 憲法の授業で三権分立の仕組みを詳しく学んだ。
3. 三権分立が機能しなければ、権力の乱用を防ぐことはできない。

使い方ガイド

場面: constitutional law, civics education, political theory

トーン: academic

起源と歴史

A Japanese rendering of Montesquieu's doctrine of separation of powers, adopted into constitutional vocabulary during the Meiji era. 三 (three) + 権 (power/authority) + 分立 (separate/standing apart).

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Modern

世代: Students and adults

社会的背景: Universal (taught in schools)