奴隷制度

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奴	隷	制	度
ど Grade: S	れい Grade: S	せい Grade: 5	ど Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 奴隷 (dorei, “slave”) +‎ 制度 (seido, “system”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) どれーせーど [dòréé séꜜèdò] (Nakadaka – [4])[2]
- IPA^(key): [do̞ɾe̞ː se̞ːdo̞]

Noun

奴隷制度 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 奴隸制度, hiragana どれいせいど, rōmaji dorei seido)

slavery (as a system or establishment; never as a state of being a slave)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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