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民主的 (minshuteki) Japanese meaning: democratic | Kotomora
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The decision was made through a democratic process.
We should aim for a more democratic society.
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 は 民みん 主しゅ 的てき だ a place/country is democratic
This country is said to be democratic.
〈 事こと 〉 を 民みん 主しゅ 的てき に 進すす める to carry something out democratically
We decided to conduct the meeting democratically.
民みん 主しゅ 的てき な 〈 事こと 〉 a democratic (process, decision, etc.)
A democratic election was held.
民みん 主しゅ 的てき に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to (do something) in a democratic way
That problem should be resolved democratically.
Kanji 民 people, nation, subjects 的 bull's eye, mark, target Opposites 独裁的 describes rule by a single authority without broad participation, the direct opposite of 民主的.
封建的 describes rigid, hierarchical social attitudes or systems, while 民主的 describes equal, participatory ones — the two are often contrasted directly.
Etymology From 民主 (democracy, the people's rule) + the adjectival suffix 的 (-like, -ic). The base 民主 is a Meiji-era coinage from Chinese-derived elements.
