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対抗文化 (たいこうぶんか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

対たい抗こう文ぶん化か

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Meanings

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counterculture

Refers to a cultural movement or lifestyle that opposes mainstream societal norms and values.

1960年ねん代だいの対たい抗こう文ぶん化かは、若わか者ものを中ちゅう心しんに広ひろがっ

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The counterculture of the 1960s spread mainly among young people.

彼かれの作さく品ひんには対たい抗こう文ぶん化かの影えい響きょうが色いろ濃こく出でている。

His work is strongly influenced by the counterculture.

Kanji

対vis-a-vis, opposite, even
抗confront, resist, defy
文sentence, literature, style
化change, take the form of, influence

Related words

サブカルチャー
サブカルチャー (subculture) is a broader term for any subgroup culture, while 対抗文化 specifically implies opposition to mainstream culture.

Built from

対たい抗こう+文ぶん化か

Etymology

Compound of 対抗 (opposition) and 文化 (culture), likely a calque of English 'counterculture'.