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民族主義 (minzokushugi) Japanese meaning: nationalism | Kotomora

民みん族ぞく主しゅ義ぎ

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Meanings

1

Refers to the ideology or movement that prioritizes the interests and culture of one's own nation, often with political implications.

彼かれの演えん説ぜつは民みん族ぞく主しゅ義ぎに基もとづいていた。

His speech was based on nationalism.

民みん族ぞく主しゅ義ぎの高たかまりが国こく際さい関かん係けいに影えい響きょうを与あたえた。

The rise of nationalism affected international relations.

Usage patterns

〈事こと〉が民みん族ぞく主しゅ義ぎを掲かかげるfor a movement/party to advocate nationalism
その政せい党とうは民みん族ぞく主しゅ義ぎを掲かかげて選せん挙きょに勝かった。
The party won the election by advocating nationalism.
民みん族ぞく主しゅ義ぎが高たかまるfor nationalism to rise/intensify
経けい済ざい危き機きの後あと、国こく内ないで民みん族ぞく主しゅ義ぎが高たかまった。
Nationalism rose within the country after the economic crisis.
民みん族ぞく主しゅ義ぎに基もとづく〈事こと〉something based on nationalism
民みん族ぞく主しゅ義ぎに基もとづく運うん動どうが各かく地ちで起おきた。
Movements based on nationalism arose in various places.

Kanji

民people, nation, subjects
族tribe, family
主lord, chief, master
義righteousness, justice, morality

Related words

国こっ家か主しゅ義ぎ
民族主義 stresses ethnic or cultural identity as the basis of political loyalty, while 国家主義 (statism) stresses the authority and interests of the state itself.
国こく粋すい主しゅ義ぎ
国粋主義 (ultranationalism) is a more extreme, exclusionary form of 民族主義 that glorifies national purity and often rejects foreign influence.
愛あい国こく心しん
愛国心 (patriotism) is a personal feeling of love for one's country, whereas 民族主義 is a political ideology built on ethnic or national identity.

Opposites

国こく際さい主しゅ義ぎ
国際主義 (internationalism) emphasizes cooperation across nations, directly opposing the nation-first stance of 民族主義.

Don't confuse with

民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎ
民族主義 (nationalism) and 民主主義 (democracy) look similar in kanji but refer to completely different political concepts.
ナショナリズム
民族主義 focuses on ethnic or cultural identity as the basis of a movement, while ナショナリズム is centered on the nation-state and is often used more broadly in political contexts.

Built from

民みん族ぞく+主しゅ義ぎ

Etymology

Compound of 民族 (みんぞく, 'ethnic group, people') and 主義 (しゅぎ, 'principle, -ism'). The term is a calque from Western political vocabulary, entering Japanese in the late 19th century.