君主制

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 君主制 is read くんしゅせい and means a political system with a monarch, such as a king or queen, as head of state.
• Basic usage: It is used in lessons comparing political systems or stories set in a monarchy.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Person and system
  • 君主(くんしゅ) names the monarch as a person, while 君主制 names the system with that person as head of state.