国こく際さい主しゅ義ぎ

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Meanings

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noun

internationalism

A political principle advocating cooperation and understanding between nations, often contrasted with nationalism.

彼かれは国こく際さい主しゅ義ぎの立たち場ばから、国こっ境

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From an internationalist standpoint, he called for cooperation across borders.

国こく際さい主しゅ義ぎは、国こっ家か主しゅ権けんと時ときに衝しょう突とつすることがある。

Internationalism can sometimes conflict with national sovereignty.

Kanji

国country
際occasion, side, edge
主lord, chief, master
義righteousness, justice, morality

Related words

国こっ家か主しゅ義ぎ
Nationalism; prioritizes the interests of one's own nation, whereas 国際主義 emphasizes cross-national cooperation.
グローバリズム
Globalism; often focuses on economic integration and worldwide systems, while 国際主義 is more about political cooperation between nations.

Opposites

ナショナリズム
国際主義 (internationalism) stresses cooperation across nations, the opposite stance from ナショナリズム, which centers on national interest and identity.
民みん族ぞく主しゅ義ぎ
国際主義 (internationalism) emphasizes cooperation across nations, directly opposing the nation-first stance of 民族主義.
排はい他た主しゅ義ぎN1
排他主義 seeks to shut others out, while 国際主義 promotes cooperation and openness across national or group boundaries.

Word family

プロレタリア国こく際さい主しゅ義ぎ
proletarian internationalism

Built from

国こく際さい+主しゅ義ぎ

Etymology

Compound of 国際 (international) + 主義 (principle, doctrine). The term is a direct translation of the Western concept of internationalism, likely coined in the Meiji or Taishō era as Japan engaged with global political ideas.