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退嬰政策 (たいえいせいさく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

退たい嬰えい政せい策さく

Meanings

1

noun

conservative policy; regressive policy

A formal term for a policy that is passive, backward-looking, or resistant to change. Often used in political or economic commentary.

その政せい府ふの退たい嬰えい政せい策さくは経けい済ざい成せい長ちょうを妨さまたげた。
The government's conservative policy hindered economic growth.
退たい嬰えい政せい策さくから脱だっ却きゃくし、改かい革かくを進すすめるべきだ。
We should break away from regressive policies and promote reform.

Kanji

退retreat, withdraw, retire
嬰sharp (music), baby
政politics, government
策

scheme, plan, policy

Similar words

保ほ守しゅ的てき
保守的 is a common adjective meaning 'conservative' in a general sense, while 退嬰政策 is a formal compound specifically referring to a policy stance.
後こう退たい
後退 means 'retreat' or 'regression' as an action or state, whereas 退嬰政策 is the policy that causes such a retreat.

Etymology

Compound of 退嬰 (たいえい, 'retreat, regression') and 政策 (せいさく, 'policy'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern formal contexts.