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分権化 (ぶんけんか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

分ぶん権けん化か

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

decentralization

Refers to the process or state of distributing power away from a central authority. Often used in political, administrative, or corporate contexts.

政せい府ふは地ち方ほう分ぶん権けん化かを進すすめている。
The government is promoting decentralization of power to local areas.
会かい社しゃは意い思し決

けっ

定てい

の

分ぶん

権けん

化か

を

図はか

っ

た

。

The company aimed for decentralization of decision-making.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
権authority, power, rights
化change, take the form of, influence

Similar words

中ちゅう央おう集しゅう権けん
Antonym meaning 'centralization of power'; the opposite process of concentrating authority in a central body.
分ぶん権けん
Shorter form meaning 'decentralization' or 'distribution of power', often used in compounds like 地方分権. 分権化 emphasizes the process or state of becoming decentralized.

Etymology

Compound of 分 (ぶん, 'divide, distribute'), 権 (けん, 'authority, power'), and 化 (か, '-ization, change into'). The term is a modern Sino-Japanese coinage for 'decentralization'.