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独立宣言 (dokuritsusengen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The United States Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776.
That country issued a declaration of independence.
Kanji 独 single, alone, spontaneously Related words 独どく 立りつ 独立 means 'independence' in general, while 独立宣言 specifically refers to the formal declaration of that independence.
宣せん 言げん 宣言 is a broader term for 'declaration' or 'proclamation'; 独立宣言 is a specific type of declaration.
Etymology Compound of 独立 (independence) and 宣言 (declaration). The term is a direct translation of the English 'declaration of independence' and became common in Japanese during the Meiji period as Western political concepts were introduced.
