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脱亜論 (だつあろん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

脱だつ亜あ論ろん

Meanings

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noun

Datsu-A Ron; Argument for Leaving Asia

Title of an 1885 editorial by Fukuzawa Yukichi advocating that Japan modernize by aligning with Western powers rather than with China and Korea.

脱だつ亜あ論ろんは、福ふく沢ざわ諭ゆ吉きちが明めい治じ18年ねんに発はっ表ぴょうした社しゃ説せつです。
Datsu-A Ron is an editorial published by Fukuzawa Yukichi in 1885.
歴れき史しの授じゅ業ぎょうで脱だつ亜あ論ろんの内ない容ようについて議ぎ論ろんした。
We discussed the content of Datsu-A Ron in history class.

Kanji

脱undress, removing, escape from
亜Asia, rank next, come after
論argument, discourse

Etymology

Compound of 脱 (datsu, 'escape from') + 亜 (a, abbreviation for 亜細亜 'Asia') + 論 (ron, 'argument, theory'). The term is a proper name for Fukuzawa's editorial and is not used generically.