The Meiji Constitution was the fundamental law of the Empire of Japan, propagated during the reign of Emperor Meiji (r. 1867 â 1912). It provided for a form of mixed constitutional and absolute monarchy, based on the Prussian and British models.
Its pronunciation is JH EY MZ â . Jas is used chiefly in the Polish language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Jas is a pet form of the name James (English and Hebrew). Jas is also a variant of the name John (English and Hebrew) in the Polish language. Jas is an infrequently used baby name for boys.
Jan (pronounced Yann or Yaan) is a variant of John in various languages and is a short version of Johannes. The name is used in Catalan, Czech, Polish, Dutch, Scandinavian, Cornish, Devon dialect, German, Afrikaans, Northern Germanic and Western Slavic Languages. The Slovak spelling is Jan. jÃ¡n