＜五箇条の御誓文とその英訳＞
ご誓文 |
Charter
Oath |
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- Ⅰ
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| 広く会議を興し、万機公論に決すべし |
| Deliberative
assemblies shall be established and measures of government shall be decided by public
opinion. |
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- Ⅱ
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| 上下心を一にして盛に経綸を行うべし |
| All classes, high
and low, shall unite in vigorously carrying out the plan of government. |
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- Ⅲ
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| 官武一途庶民に至るまで各其志を遂げ、人心をして倦まざらしめんことを要す |
| Officials, civil
and military, and all common people shall as far as possible allowed to fulfil their just
desires so that there may not be any discontent among them. |
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- Ⅳ
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| 旧来の陋習を破り天地の公道に基づくべし |
| Uncivilized
customs of former times shall be broken through, and everything shall be based upon just
and equitable principles of heaven and earth. |
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- Ⅴ
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| 知識を世界に求め大いに皇基を振起すべし |
| Knowledge shall be
sought for throughout the world, so that the welfare of the empire may be promoted. |
- 起草：由利公正 修正：福岡孝弟 加筆：木戸孝允
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- 普選壇の裏の銘板に 顧問：坪内雄蔵（逍遥 1859-1935）とあるのは英訳を監修したということか？
- 設計の佐藤功一（1878-1941）は東京帝大卒で早稲田大学建築科の最初の主任教授。作品に大隈記念講堂、日比谷公会堂など多数現存。
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