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男尊女卑 (だんそんじょひ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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男だん
尊そん
女じょ
卑ひ
の
考かんが
え
方かた
は
、
今いま
の
社しゃ
会かい
で
は
通つう
用よう
し
ない
。
The idea of male chauvinism is no longer acceptable in today's society.
Historically, male domination of women was deeply rooted in many cultures.
Usage patterns 男だん 尊そん 女じょ 卑ひ 的てき な 〈 事こと 〉 male-chauvinist (attitude, remark, etc.)
His male-chauvinist remark caused controversy.
男だん 尊そん 女じょ 卑ひ の 考かんが え 方かた a male-chauvinist mindset
男だん 尊そん 女じょ 卑ひ が 根ね 強づよ い male chauvinism is deeply entrenched
In that country, male chauvinism is still deeply entrenched.
Kanji 尊 revered, valuable, precious Related words 女じょ 尊そん 男だん 卑ぴ The direct antonym, meaning female domination of men or female chauvinism. Much less common than 男尊女卑.
男だん 女じょ 平びょう 等どう Gender equality; the opposite concept to 男尊女卑, referring to equal rights and treatment regardless of gender.
Opposites 男尊女卑 describes a system favoring men, while 女尊男卑 describes the reverse, a system favoring women.
男尊女卑 denotes gender inequality favoring men, whereas 男女平等 denotes equal treatment of men and women.
Etymology A yojijukugo composed of 男 (man), 尊 (respect/honor), 女 (woman), and 卑 (lowly/despise), literally meaning 'respect men, despise women'. The phrase has been used since at least the Meiji era to describe patriarchal social structures.
In this region, a male-chauvinist mindset still remains.
