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Meanings
Noun
1. 皇帝を元首とする国家。理念的には、上位としての統治者を有さず、下位に複数の国家又は政府を有し、異なる民族を包摂している。
2. 大日本帝国の略。
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
imperial soldier
galactic empire (in science fiction)
Examples (6 in total)
They increased the territory of the empire.
The empire absorbed all the small states.
This is how the great empire came into existence.
The allies defeated the evil empire in the fierce battle.
War breaks out when nations try to form their own empires.
They built their empire in Peru about five hundred years ago.