Sonnō jōi

Sonnō jōi (尊王攘夷, "revere the Emperor, expel the barbarians") was a yojijukugo (four-character compound) phrase used as the rallying cry and slogan of a political movement in Japan in the 1850s and 1860s, during the Bakumatsu period. Based on Neo-Confucianism and Japanese nativism, the movement sought to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate and restore the power of the Emperor of Japan.

Sonnō jōi
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese尊王攘夷
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZunwang Rangyi
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingzyun1 wong4 joeng4 ji4
Japanese name
Kanji尊王攘夷
Kanaそんのうじょうい
Transcriptions
RomanizationSonnō jōi
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