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非人格化 (ひじんかくか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

非ひ人じん格かく化か

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Meanings

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noun

depersonalization; impersonalization

Abstract noun referring to the process or state of losing personal or human qualities; used in psychology, sociology, and literary criticism.

現げん代だい社しゃ会かいの非ひ人じん格かく化かが進すすむと、個こ人じんの尊そん厳げんが失うしなわれる危き険けんがある。
As the depersonalization of modern society advances, there is a risk that individual dignity will be lost.

この小しょう説せつでは、官かん僚りょう制せいによる非ひ人じん格かく化かがテーマになっている。

In this novel, depersonalization caused by bureaucracy is a central theme.

Kanji

非un-, mistake, negative
人person
格status, rank, capacity
化change, take the form of, influence

Similar words

人じん格かく化か
人格化 means personification or giving human qualities to something, the opposite of 非人格化.
没ぼつ個こ性せい
没個性 emphasizes loss of individuality or uniqueness, while 非人格化 focuses on the removal of human or personal attributes.

Etymology

Compound of 非 (hi-, 'non-') + 人格 (jinkaku, 'personality') + 化 (-ka, '-ization'). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged as a translation of Western psychological or sociological terms.