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How to say 'Democracy' in Japanese | 民主

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The Japanese word for Democracy is 'Minshu', written as 民主 in Japanese.'Democracy' in hiragana is みんしゅ.

    word

    民主

    Meaning

    Democracy

    Reading

    みんしゅ

    minshu

    Kanji

    民People, Nation 主Master

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '民主 (みんしゅ)' means 'democracy'. It refers to a system of government where power is vested in the people, who exercise it directly or through elected representatives. This term is often used in political contexts and can be combined with other words to form related terms, such as '民主主義 (みんしゅしゅぎ)' (democracy as a political ideology). Example sentences: Democracy is important「民主は大切です」(みんしゅはたいせつです). The country values democracy「その国は民主を重視しています」(そのくにはみんしゅをじゅうししています).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    1727

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 民主

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    民

    Meaning

    People, Nation

  • kanji

    主

    Meaning

    Master

Words Related to 民主 Through the Kanji 民

These 15 Words contain the Kanji 民 as well.

  • word

    国民

    Meaning

    Citizen

  • word

    民族

    Meaning

    Ethnicity

  • word

    市民

    Meaning

    Citizen

  • word

    住民

    Meaning

    Resident

  • word

    民

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    民間

    Meaning

    Private, Civilian

  • word

    農民

    Meaning

    Farmer

  • word

    民衆

    Meaning

    Masses

  • word

    人民

    Meaning

    People

  • word

    移民

    Meaning

    Immigration

  • word

    植民

    Meaning

    Colonization

  • word

    植民地

    Meaning

    Colony

  • word

    民法

    Meaning

    Civil code

  • word

    庶民

    Meaning

    Commoners

  • word

    民営

    Meaning

    Private

Words Related to 民主 Through the Kanji 主

These 31 Words contain the Kanji 主 as well.

  • word

    主義

    Meaning

    Doctrine, Principle

  • word

    ご主人

    Meaning

    Husband

  • word

    主人

    Meaning

    Master, Husband

  • word

    主張

    Meaning

    Claim, Assertion

  • word

    主体

    Meaning

    Subject

  • word

    株主

    Meaning

    Shareholder

  • word

    主婦

    Meaning

    Housewife

  • word

    主要

    Meaning

    Main, Principal

  • word

    主役

    Meaning

    Lead

  • word

    主食

    Meaning

    Staple food

  • word

    主

    Meaning

    Main

  • word

    共産主義

    Meaning

    Communism

  • word

    自主的

    Meaning

    Voluntary

  • word

    主に

    Meaning

    Mainly

  • word

    資本主義

    Meaning

    Capitalism

  • word

    主観的

    Meaning

    Subjective

  • word

    主な

    Meaning

    Main

  • word

    主催

    Meaning

    Sponsor

  • word

    自主

    Meaning

    Independence

  • word

    主題

    Meaning

    Theme

  • word

    持ち主

    Meaning

    Owner

  • word

    君主

    Meaning

    Monarch

  • word

    主流

    Meaning

    Mainstream

  • word

    家主

    Meaning

    Landlord

  • word

    主導

    Meaning

    Leadership

  • word

    坊主

    Meaning

    Monk, Bald

  • word

    主観

    Meaning

    Subjectivity

  • word

    地主

    Meaning

    Landlord

  • word

    領主

    Meaning

    Lord

  • word

    主任

    Meaning

    Chief

  • word

    亭主

    Meaning

    Husband, Innkeeper

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