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画一主義 (かくいつしゅぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
standardization ; uniformity ; one-size-fits-all approach
Often carries a negative nuance of enforced uniformity, ignoring individual differences or local needs. Used in educational, corporate, or policy contexts.
会かい 社しゃ の 画かく 一いつ 主しゅ 義ぎ 的てき な ルール に 、 社しゃ 員いん から 不ふ 満まん が 出で て いる 。
Employees are complaining about the company's rigidly uniform rules.
Kanji 義 righteousness, justice, morality Similar words 画かく 一いつ 的てき An adjective meaning 'uniform, standardized, lacking individuality'. 画一主義 is the principle or ideology of pursuing such uniformity.
標ひょう 準じゅん 化か A neutral term for 'standardization' in technical or industrial contexts, without the negative connotation of enforced uniformity.
Etymology Compound of 画一 (uniformity, standardization) and 主義 (principle, doctrine). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term emerged in modern Japanese to describe ideologies or systems that enforce uniformity.
