ご都つ合ごう主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ

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Meanings

noun

opportunist

A person who acts according to what is convenient for themselves at the moment, often disregarding principles or others' interests.

彼かれはご都つ合ごう主しゅ義ぎ者しゃだから、状じょう況きょうによって意い見けんがすぐ変かわる。
He's an opportunist, so his opinion changes quickly depending on the situation.
ご都つ合ごう主しゅ義ぎ者しゃの政せい治じ家かは信しん頼らいできない。
You can't trust an opportunistic politician.

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Kanji

御honorable, manipulate, govern
都metropolis, capital, all
合fit, suit, join
主lord, chief, master
義righteousness, justice, morality
者someone, person

Related words

日ひ和より見み主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ
日和見主義者 also means 'opportunist' but emphasizes waiting to see which way the wind blows before taking a side, while ご都合主義者 focuses more on self-serving convenience.

Built from

ご都つ合ごう主しゅ義ぎ+者しゃ

Written forms

ご都つ合ごう主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ
Common kana-kanji mixed spelling; the prefix ご is usually written in kana.
御ご都つ合ごう主しゅ義ぎ者しゃ
Kanji spelling for ご; less common but still seen.

Etymology

Compound of ご都合 (convenience, circumstances) + 主義 (principle, -ism) + 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for labeling a person by their guiding principle.