55年体制 ごじゅうごねんたいせい Meanings Noun 1955 System (i.e.: Japanese political alignment with the LDP in government and the JSP in opposition, which lasted until 1993) See also: 自由民主党 (じゆうみんしゅとう). See also: 日本社会党 (にっぽんしゃかいとう). Kanji 年 year. Read as ネン. 体 body. Read as タイ. 制 control. Read as セイ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists