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夜警国家 (やけいこっか, yakeikokka) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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じ
由ゆう
を
最さい
大だい
限げん
に
尊そん
重ちょう
する
最さい
小しょう
限げん
の
政せい
府ふ
を
指さ
す
。
A night-watchman state refers to a minimal government that respects individual freedom to the utmost.
In the context of libertarianism, the concept of the night-watchman state is often discussed.
Related words 最さい 小しょう 国こっ 家か 最小国家 (minimal state) is a broader term that can include slightly more functions than a strict night-watchman state, which is limited to protection and justice.
福ふく 祉し 国こっ 家か 福祉国家 (welfare state) is the opposite concept, where the government actively provides social services and economic security beyond basic protection.
Etymology Compound of 夜警 (night watch) and 国家 (state), likely a calque from English 'night-watchman state', a term popularized by political philosophers such as Robert Nozick.
