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How to say 'Communism' in Japanese | 共産

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The Japanese word for Communism is 'Kyousan', written as 共産 in Japanese.'Communism' in hiragana is きょうさん.

    word

    共産

    Meaning

    Communism

    Reading

    きょうさん

    kyousan

    Kanji

    共Together 産Give birth

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '共産 (きょうさん)' refers to 'communism'. It is often used in political or ideological contexts to describe the system or ideology of communism. This term is commonly seen in phrases like '共産党 (きょうさんとう)', which means 'Communist Party'. For example: He supports communism「彼は共産を支持している」(かれはきょうさんをしじしている). The Communist Party won the election「共産党が選挙に勝った」(きょうさんとうがせんきょにかった). The word is neutral in tone but can carry political connotations depending on the context.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    2430

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 共産

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    共

    Meaning

    Together

  • kanji

    産

    Meaning

    Give birth

Words Related to 共産 Through the Kanji 共

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 共 as well.

  • word

    共

    Meaning

    Companion

  • word

    公共

    Meaning

    Public

  • word

    共通

    Meaning

    Common

  • word

    共通語

    Meaning

    Common language

  • word

    共同

    Meaning

    Cooperation

  • word

    共有

    Meaning

    Sharing, Joint ownership

  • word

    共産主義

    Meaning

    Communism

  • word

    共和

    Meaning

    Republic

  • word

    共に

    Meaning

    Together

  • word

    共感

    Meaning

    Empathy

Words Related to 共産 Through the Kanji 産

These 17 Words contain the Kanji 産 as well.

  • word

    生産

    Meaning

    Production

  • word

    お土産

    Meaning

    Souvenir

  • word

    産業

    Meaning

    Industry

  • word

    不動産屋

    Meaning

    Real estate agent

  • word

    資産

    Meaning

    Assets

  • word

    財産

    Meaning

    Property

  • word

    動産

    Meaning

    Movables

  • word

    国産

    Meaning

    Domestic

  • word

    産地

    Meaning

    Origin, Producing area

  • word

    出産

    Meaning

    Childbirth

  • word

    産

    Meaning

    Product

  • word

    共産主義

    Meaning

    Communism

  • word

    産婦人科

    Meaning

    Obstetrics

  • word

    遺産

    Meaning

    Inheritance

  • word

    土産

    Meaning

    Souvenir

  • word

    破産

    Meaning

    Bankruptcy

  • word

    倒産

    Meaning

    Bankruptcy

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What does 'Kyousan' (共産) mean?

'Kyousan' means 'Communism' .

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