This is the 3506th most frequent Japanese word.
統治
Governance; rule; reign; government.
統治 is used to describe the act of ruling or governing a nation in this sentence.
彼は長年国を統治してきた。
He has ruled the country for many years.
統治 refers to methods or systems of governance in this context.
古代の統治方法には興味深い特徴がある。
Ancient governance methods have interesting characteristics.
統治 conveys the idea of governing society as an abstract principle in this sentence.