noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to the ideology or principle of opposing war and violence, often used in political, philosophical, or personal contexts.
He opposed the war from a pacifist standpoint.
The Constitution of Japan advocates pacifism.
平和主義 is the broader ideology of pacifism, while 反戦 is the more specific stance of opposing war, often tied to a particular conflict or movement.
平和主義 (pacifism) rejects military solutions and favors peace, the direct opposite of 軍国主義, which glorifies military power.
pacifist constitution
Compound of 平和 (peace) and 主義 (principle, -ism). The term is a direct conceptual borrowing from Western political thought, likely entering Japanese in the late 19th or early 20th century.