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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

正せい統とう

seitou

legitimate, orthodox

Example sentences

  1. どちらの王子おうじが正統せいとうな王位継承者おういけいしょうしゃか。

    Which prince is the legitimate heir to the throne?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 主おもに支持基盤しじきばん・数かずで勝まさる方ほうが正統せいとうと認みとめられやすい。

    Normally, the sect with stronger constituents and a larger number of followers is more apt to be considered legitimate.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 北朝ほくちょうに代表だいひょうされる皇位継承こういけいしょうは逆ぎゃくに、正統せいとうなものでないとすることもある。

    By contrast, some of the succession to the Imperial Throne held by the Northern Court were not always legitimate.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 正統

  • 正correct; justiceOnセイ・ショウKunただしい・ただす・まさ
  • 統overall; relationshipOnトウKunすべる

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