院政（いんせい）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: retired emperor rule
Example sentences
- 上皇が院政で政治を動かした。 — The retired emperor ran the government through cloistered rule.
- 院政について歴史で学ぶ。 — We study cloistered rule in history class.
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