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    3. 列強

    列強

    列れっ強きょう

    major powers of the world

    KMT9News #28+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab17 strokes

    れっきょう

    Noun

    1.
    major powers of the world, great powers

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    19世せい紀きは列れっ強きょうが世せ界かいを支し配はいした時じ代だいだった。

    The 19th century was an era when great powers dominated the world.

    KMT7HistoryPolitics & Law
    彼かれは国こく際さい会かい議ぎで列れっ強きょうの代だい表ひょうと交こう渉しょうした。

    He negotiated with representatives of the great powers at the international conference.

    KMT9Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    国こく際さい連れん合ごう安あん全ぜん保ほ障しょう理り事じ会かいの常じょう任にん理り事じ国こくは、かつての列れっ強きょうが中ちゅう心しんとなっている。

    The permanent members of the UN Security Council are mainly former great powers.

    KMT9Politics & Law
    列れっ強きょうは、自じ国こくの利り益えきを確かく保ほするため、軍ぐん事じ力りょくを背はい景けいに外がい交こうを展てん開かいした。

    The great powers conducted diplomacy backed by military force to secure their own interests.

    KMT9MilitaryPolitics & Law
    植しょく民みん地ち主しゅ義ぎの時じ代だい、列れっ強きょう間かんの勢せい力りょく均きん衡こうは常つねに不ふ安あん定ていであった。

    During the era of colonialism, the balance of power among the great powers was always unstable.

    KMT10HistoryPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    列
    file・row・rank・tier・column
    強
    つよ.い・つよ.まる・つよ.める・し.いる・こわ.い…(3)
    strong
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