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国民国家 (kokuminkokka) Japanese meaning: nation-state | Kotomora

国こく民みん国こっ家か

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Meanings

1

A political entity where the state and the nation are congruent; used in political science and history contexts.

国こく民みん国こっ家かの概がい念ねんは近きん代だいヨーロッパで発はっ展てんし

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The concept of the nation-state developed in modern Europe.

多おおくの国こく民みん国こっ家かが国こく連れんに加か盟めいしている。

Many nation-states are members of the United Nations.

Kanji

国country
民people, nation, subjects
家house, home, family

Related words

国こっ家か
国家 is a broader term for 'state' or 'country', while 国民国家 specifically refers to a nation-state where the population shares a common identity.
民みん族ぞく国こっ家か
民族国家 emphasizes ethnic homogeneity as the basis of the state, whereas 国民国家 can include civic nationalism and shared political identity.

Built from

国こく民みん+国こっ家か

Etymology

Compound of 国民 (nation, people) and 国家 (state). A calque from Western political terminology, likely from English 'nation-state' or German 'Nationalstaat'.