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民主 (みんしゅ, minshu) Japanese meaning: democracy | Kotomora
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A democratic election was held.
Democracy respects fundamental human rights.
Kanji 民 people, nation, subjects Related words 民主主義 is the full, formal term for the political system of democracy, while 民主 is the shorter form often used as a prefix in compounds like 民主的.
民主党 is the full name of the Democratic Party of Japan, while 民主 is its everyday abbreviated form in news and speech.
Don't confuse with 民主 (democracy, rule by the people) is easily confused with 民衆 (the populace, the common people) because they share the kanji 民 and sound similar.
民主 is a bound prefix used in compounds like 民主党, while 民主主義 is the full standalone noun meaning the political system of democracy.
Word family· 20 Democratic Party · Democratic Party of Japan; DPJ · Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
democracy; democratic system of government
democratization
democratic state; democratic country
Etymology Compound of 民 (people) and 主 (master, lord), literally 'people as master'. A Meiji-era coinage as a translation of Western political concepts.
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Three Principles of the People
democracy
democratic nation; democracy
democratic reform
democratic form of government; democracy (as a system)
