壊憲

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: S
けん
Grade: 6
kan’on
Alternative spelling
壞憲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Blend of 改憲 (kaiken, constitutional amendment) + (kai, breaking, destruction).

Literally, “destruction of the constitution.”

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いけん [kàíkéń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ikẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(かい)(けん) • (kaiken) 

  1. [from 2010s?] (neologism) considering the constitution unnecessary; making light of the constitutional interpretation[1]

Usage notes

  • The term is mainly used by leftists or those who oppose the constitutional amendment, for the purpose of including negative connotations in it.

References

  1. 壊憲”, in 実用日本語表現辞典 (in Japanese)
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