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温情主義 (おんじょうしゅぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
paternalism
yojijukugo (four-character idiom)
A management or governance approach where authority figures treat subordinates with protective, fatherly care, often in labor relations or social policy.
温おん 情じょう 主しゅ 義ぎ は 、 時とき に 従じゅう 業ぎょう 員いん の 自じ 主しゅ 性せい を 損そこ なう と 批ひ 判はん さ れる 。
Paternalism is sometimes criticized for undermining employees' autonomy.
Kanji 情 feelings, emotion, passion 義 righteousness, justice, morality Similar words 家か 父ふ 長ちょう 制せい 家父長制 refers to a patriarchal system or family structure, while 温情主義 specifically emphasizes the benevolent, protective aspect of authority, often in organizational contexts.
Etymology Compound of 温情 (warm-heartedness, compassion) and 主義 (principle, doctrine). The term is a direct translation of the Western concept of paternalism, likely coined during Japan's modernization period.
