鵲巣鳩居
Reading: じゃくそうきゅうきょ
Meaning: usurping another's position
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Example Sentence
Those in power sometimes commit acts of usurpation.
Usage Notes
Literary term describing the act of taking over someone else's position or property, derived from the image of a dove occupying a magpie's nest.
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