日ひ和より見み主しゅ義ぎ

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Meanings

noun

opportunism

A political or social stance of adapting one's actions to the prevailing circumstances for personal advantage, without firm principles.

彼かれの日ひ和より見み主しゅ義ぎにはうんざりだ。
I'm fed up with his opportunism.
日ひ和より見み主しゅ義ぎの政せい治じ家かは信しん頼らいできない。
Opportunistic politicians cannot be trusted.

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Kanji

日day, sun, Japan
和harmony, Japanese style, peace
見see, hopes, chances
主lord, chief, master
義righteousness, justice, morality

Related words

ご都つ合ごう主しゅ義ぎ
ご都合主義 is more colloquial and often used for self-serving behavior in everyday situations, while 日和見主義 is more formal and often political.
機き会かい主しゅ義ぎ
機会主義 is a direct translation of 'opportunism' and is more neutral/technical, whereas 日和見主義 carries a stronger negative nuance of waiting to see which way the wind blows.

Built from

日ひ和より見み+主しゅ義ぎ

Etymology

Compound of 日和見 (ひよりみ, 'waiting for a favorable weather; sitting on the fence') + 主義 (しゅぎ, '-ism'). The term 日和見 originally referred to watching the weather before deciding on an action, and by extension came to mean a wait-and-see attitude.