皇道

Japanese

Kanji in this term
皇	道
こう Grade: 6	どう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーどー [kòódóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːdo̞ː]

Noun

皇(こう)道(どう) • (kōdō)

(historical) the imperial way: direct imperial rule
(historical) a propaganda concept used by militarists in early 20th century Japan

Derived terms

皇道派(こうどうは) (Kōdōha)

See also

八紘(はっこう)一宇(いちう) (hakkō ichiu)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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