憲政の常道

けんせいのじょうどう

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun standard procedures of constitutional government
2. convention that the majority party in the lower house forms the cabinet (Taishō period)
3. convention that leaders of the two major parties alternate as prime minister (Meiji and Taishō periods)

Kanji

• 憲 constitution. Read as ケン.
• 政 government. Read as ショウ.
• 常 usual. Read as ジョウ.
• 道 road. Read as ドウ.

Word lists

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