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夜警国家 (やけいこっか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

夜や警けい国こっ家か

や

け

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こ

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か

Meanings

1

night-watchman state; minarchy

Political philosophy term for a minimal state limited to protecting individuals from coercion, theft, and breach of contract. Used in academic and political discourse.

夜や警けい国こっ家かは、個こ

人じん

の

自じ

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.

リバタリアニズムの文ぶん脈みゃくで、夜や警けい国こっ家かの概がい念ねんがよく議ぎ論ろんされる。

In the context of libertarianism, the concept of the night-watchman state is often discussed.

Kanji

夜night, evening
警admonish, commandment
国country
家house, home, family

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.

Built from

夜や警けい+国こっ家か

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.