帝国

• 読み: ていこく
• ローマ字: teikoku
• 漢字の分解: 帝 (tei) — emperor, sovereign; 国 (koku) — country, nation
• 発音: /teː.ko.kɯ/

意味

Empire; a large sovereign state ruled by an emperor. Used both historically and metaphorically.

A noun referring to a state governed by an emperor (皇帝). Appears in historical contexts such as ローマ帝国 (Roman Empire) and 大日本帝国 (Empire of Japan). Also used metaphorically in modern Japanese for business conglomerates or dominant entities, similar to English 'empire.' The word carries a formal, historical weight.

例文

1. ローマ帝国は数百年にわたって繁栄した。
2. 彼はビジネスの帝国を一代で築き上げた。
3. 歴史の授業で帝国主義について学んでいる。

使い方ガイド

場面: history, politics, literature, business

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 帝 (tei, emperor) + 国 (koku, country/nation). A direct compound meaning 'emperor's nation.' The term became prominent during the Meiji era when Japan adopted Western imperial terminology.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated