Word Meaning 封建

ほうけん houken

封建 is read as ほうけん (houken) and means feudalistic.

Meaning

English

  1. feudalistic

Reading

Kana

ほうけん

Romaji

houken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 21580 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

封建的

ほうけんてき

feudal

封建時代

ほうけんじだい

feudal era

封建国家

ほうけんこっか

feudal state

封建制度

ほうけんせいど

feudal system

封建領主

ほうけんりょうしゅ

feudal lord

封建思想

ほうけんしそう

feudalistic thought or thinking

封建制

ほうけんせい

feudal system

封建社会

ほうけんしゃかい

feudal society

封建主義

ほうけんしゅぎ

feudalism

半封建性

はんほうけんせい

semifeudalism

封筒

ふうとう

envelope

ふう

seal

Example Sentences

1

It is well known that up to the middle of the last century Japan was a feudal state.