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僭王
Hiragana
せんおう
Noun
Japanese Meaning
正当な手続きや血統によらずに王位を奪い取った王、または王位を不当に名乗る者 / 権力を僭して王のように振る舞う支配者 / 本来の権限をこえて専制的にふるまう為政者や支配者を比喩的にいう語
Easy Japanese Meaning
おうさまではない人が、じぶんをおうさまとしてたち、人々をおさめようとすること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
无合法继承权而自称为王的人 / 僭越称王者 / 伪王
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
擅自稱王者 / 非法僭越王位者 / 無合法繼承權而自稱為王的人
Korean Meaning
왕위를 참칭한 자 / 정통성 없이 왕을 자칭한 자 / 왕위를 찬탈해 왕이라 칭한 자
Vietnamese Meaning
kẻ tiếm vương; người tự xưng làm vua trái phép / kẻ tiếm ngôi, cướp ngôi vua / người đòi ngôi vương không chính danh
Sense（1）
pretender to the position of king
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（ hiragana historical ）
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僭王
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He was called a pretender, trying to usurp the position of king.
He was called a pretender, trying to usurp the position of king.
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彼は僭王と呼ばれ、その地位を奪おうとした。
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