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民族至上主義 (みんぞくしじょうしゅぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

民みん族ぞく至し上じょう主しゅ義ぎ

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Meanings

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noun

ethnic supremacy; racial supremacism

Refers to an ideology that asserts the superiority of a particular ethnic group or race. Often used in political or historical contexts.

民みん族ぞく至し上じょう主しゅ義ぎは、しばしば差さ別べつや紛ふん争そうの原げん因いんとなる。
Ethnic supremacism often causes discrimination and conflict.

Kanji

民people, nation, subjects

族tribe, family

至climax, arrive, proceed

上above, up

主lord, chief, master

義righteousness, justice, morality

Similar words

民みん族ぞく主しゅ義ぎ
民族主義 is nationalism in general, while 民族至上主義 specifically emphasizes the supremacy of one's own ethnic group.
人じん種しゅ差さ別べつ
人種差別 is racial discrimination, which can be a result of 民族至上主義, but the latter is the ideology itself.

Etymology

Compound of 民族 (ethnic group) + 至上 (supremacy) + 主義 (doctrine). The term is a direct calque from Western political vocabulary.