Meaning of 院政(いんせい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 院政

Kana Reading いんせい

Romaji insei

Examples of 院政, いんせい in a sentence

その会社では、会長が院政を敷いていて、社長はお飾りにすぎない。

The "retired" president of that company runs the whole show from behind the scenes, so the current president is nothing but a figurehead.

院 JLPT 4

10 strokes

Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school

On'Yomi: イン

Kun'Yomi:

政 JLPT 3

9 strokes

politics, government

On'Yomi: セイ, ショウ

Kun'Yomi: まつりごと, まん

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