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民主主義 (minshushugi) Japanese meaning: democracy | Kotomora
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Japan is a democratic country.
The basis of democracy is to reflect the will of the people.
Usage patterns 民みん 主しゅ 主しゅ 義ぎ を 守まも る to protect/defend democracy
The citizens raised their voices to protect democracy.
民みん 主しゅ 主しゅ 義ぎ を 推すい 進しん する to promote democracy
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 民みん 主しゅ 主しゅ 義ぎ が 根ね 付づ く for democracy to take root (in a place)
民みん 主しゅ 主しゅ 義ぎ が 崩ほう 壊かい する for democracy to collapse
Democracy collapsed due to the civil war.
Kanji 民 people, nation, subjects 義 righteousness, justice, morality Related words 民主主義 is the everyday, native Japanese term for democracy, while デモクラシー is the same concept expressed as a loanword with a more academic or Western tone.
民主主義 is the noun for the political system of democracy, while 民主的 is the adjective describing something as democratic in nature or method.
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.
Opposites· 7 民主主義 refers to rule by the people, while 独裁主義 refers to rule by a single dictator or small group, its political opposite.
民主主義 emphasizes individual rights and popular participation, whereas 全体主義 subordinates the individual entirely to the state, making them opposing systems.
民主主義 (democracy) stands for popular rule and political pluralism, the direct opposite of the authoritarian, one-party rule of ファシズム.
Show 4 more Don't confuse with 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.
民主的 is a na-adjective meaning 'democratic' used to describe something, while 民主主義 is the noun naming the ideology or system itself.
民族主義 (nationalism) and 民主主義 (democracy) look similar in kanji but refer to completely different political concepts.
Etymology Formed from 民主, “popular rule” or “democracy,” and 主義, “doctrine” or “-ism.” It belongs to the modern East Asian political vocabulary developed through Japanese and Chinese engagement with Western political thought.
The organization promotes democracy in countries around the world.
Democracy has not yet taken root in that country.
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民主主義 (democracy, power shared through elections) stands in direct contrast to 専制 (power concentrated in one person or group).
民主主義 (democracy, rule by the people) stands in direct political contrast to ティラニー (tyranny, oppressive one-sided rule).
民主主義 (democracy, rule by the people) is the direct political opposite of 独裁 (rule by one person or group).
民主主義 (democracy), with its emphasis on equality and popular rule, is often contrasted with 封建主義, which is based on rigid hierarchy and land-based vassalage.
代だい 表ひょう 民みん 主しゅ 主しゅ 義ぎ
