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主義
主義
See also: 主义
Chinese
to own; to host; master; lord; primary
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justice; righteousness; meaning | ||
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trad. (主義) | 主 | 義 | |
simp. (主义) | 主 | 义 |
Noun
主義
See also
- 思想 (sīxiǎng)
Derived terms
Derived terms from 主義
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Descendants
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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主 | 義 |
しゅ Grade: 3 |
ぎ Grade: 5 |
on'yomi |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 主義 (tsyuX ngjeH, “principle, set belief”). The word was already in use in Chinese with this meaning in the 史記 (Shǐjì, “Records of the Grand Historian”), completed around 100 BCE.
Pronunciation
Noun
主義 (hiragana しゅぎ, romaji shugi)
- a principle or set of principles; a doctrine; an ism
- あの人は主義に基づいて契約を拒絶するはずです。
- Ano hito wa shugi ni motozuite keiyaku o kyozetsu suru hazu desu.
- I expect they will reject the contract on principle.
- あの人は主義に基づいて契約を拒絶するはずです。
Suffix
主義 (hiragana しゅぎ, romaji -shugi)
Derived terms
- 共産主義 (kyōsan shugi, “communism”)
- 超現実主義 (chōgenjitsu shugi, “surrealism”)
Descendants
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.