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共和国 (きょうわこく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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共きょう 和わ 国こく の 大だい 統とう 領りょう が 来らい 日にち し た 。
The president of the republic visited Japan.
Kanji 和 harmony, Japanese style, peace Opposites 共和国 is a state governed by elected representatives of the people, while 帝国 is ruled by an emperor.
共和国 has no hereditary ruler, whereas 王国 is a state headed by a king or queen.
Don't confuse with 共和制 names the political system itself, whereas 共和国 refers to the actual country/state that has adopted that system.
民主国 names a country as being democratic, whereas 共和国 names its form of government as a republic, which is not necessarily democratic.
共和党 is the name of a political party, while 共和国 (きょうわこく) is the word for a republic, a type of country; learners often mix up the two because they share the kanji 共和.
Word family people's republic
people's republic
autonomous republic
Etymology Compound of 共和 (きょうわ, 'republican cooperation') + 国 (こく, 'country'). 共和 is a Meiji-era translation of 'republic', originally from a Chinese historical term for a regency period.
people's democratic republic
people's socialist republic
