主しゅ義ぎ

しゅ

ぎ

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

Refers to a guiding principle, doctrine, or system of thought. Often used as a suffix to form -isms (e.g., 資本主義 capitalism).

〈事こと〉主しゅ義ぎを貫つらぬくto stick firmly to one's principles
彼かれは最さい後ごまで平へい和わ主しゅ義ぎを貫つらぬいた。
He stuck firmly to his pacifist principles until the end.
〈事こと〉主しゅ義ぎに反はんするto go against one's principles
それは私わたしの主しゅ義ぎに反はんする行こう動どうだ。
That action goes against my principles.
主しゅ義ぎを曲まげないto not compromise one's principles
彼かの女じょは決けっして自じ分ぶんの主しゅ義ぎを曲まげない。
She never compromises her principles.

事ことなかれ主しゅ義ぎprinciple of not rocking the boat; letting sleeping dogs lie; avoiding trouble at all costs

方ほう針しんN2
方針 is a concrete policy or course of action, while 主義 is a broader, often ideological principle or doctrine.
思し想そうN3
思想 refers to thought or ideology in an abstract, philosophical sense, whereas 主義 names a defined, often labeled system or -ism.
信しん条じょう
信条 is a personal creed or conviction one lives by, while 主義 is a broader doctrine that can apply to individuals or whole movements.
教きょう義ぎ
教義 specifically means religious or sect doctrine, whereas 主義 is a general term for any principle or -ism, religious or not.

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イズム
主義 is the native Japanese word for '-ism' used in formal compounds like 資本主義, while イズム is a loanword that sounds more modern or casual and can stand alone as a noun.
ポリシー
主義 refers to a personal belief or -ism one holds firmly, whereas ポリシー is a more concrete rule or guideline one follows in practice.
本ほん位い
主義 refers to an ideological doctrine or -ism, whereas 本位 is a more practical basis or standard, often used in economic or attitudinal contexts.
ドクトリン
主義 is a common, everyday word for a principle or '-ism', whereas ドクトリン is a more technical, formal term often used in academic or strategic contexts.
イデオロギーN1
主義 names a specific stance or -ism (e.g. 資本主義), whereas イデオロギー refers more generally to the whole belief system underlying such stances.
理り念ねんN1
主義 names a codified doctrine or -ism (e.g. 資本主義), while 理念 is a broader, less rigid guiding ideal.
信しん念ねんN1
主義 refers to a systematized doctrine or -ism (e.g. individualism), while 信念 is a personal conviction that need not form a formal system.

主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ
主義 is the principle or doctrine itself, while 主義者 (with the added 者) refers to the person who holds that principle.

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資し本ほん主しゅ義ぎN1
capitalism
軍ぐん国こく主しゅ義ぎN1
militarism
主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ
advocate; ideologist; ideologue · -ist (adherent) · socialist; communist; anarchist
三さん反ぱん主しゅ義ぎ
anti-communism, anti-capitalism, anti-fascism
三さん民みん主しゅ義ぎ
Three Principles of the People
三さん無む主しゅ義ぎ
three noes principle; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility

Compound of 主 (master, main) and 義 (righteousness, meaning). The combination came to mean 'main principle' or 'doctrine'.