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民本主義 (みんぽんしゅぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

民みん本ぽん主しゅ義ぎ

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Meanings

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democratic theory of Sakuzō Yoshino; politics of the people

historical term

Historical term from the Taishō Democracy period. Refers to Yoshino Sakuzō's concept of minponshugi, a form of democracy centered on the people's welfare, distinct from minshushugi (popular sovereignty).

See also: 大正デモクラシー

吉よし野の作さく造ぞうは民みん本ぽん主しゅ義ぎを唱となえ、大たい正しょうデモクラシーの理り論

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Sakuzō Yoshino advocated minponshugi, which became a theoretical pillar of Taishō Democracy.

Kanji

民people, nation, subjects
本book, present, main
主lord, chief, master
義righteousness, justice, morality

Similar words

民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎ
Minshushugi is the general term for democracy, emphasizing popular sovereignty. Minponshugi, coined by Yoshino, focuses on government for the people rather than by the people, and is a historical concept specific to early 20th-century Japan.
大たい正しょうデモクラシー
Taishō Democracy is the broader political and social movement during the Taishō era (1912–1926). Minponshugi was a key ideological component of this movement.

Etymology

Coined by political thinker Yoshino Sakuzō (1878–1933) during the Taishō era. The term combines 民 (people), 本 (basis), and 主義 (principle/doctrine), literally meaning 'people-as-the-basis principle'. It was designed to distinguish his welfare-oriented democratic theory from the more radical minshushugi (popular sovereignty).