独善主義

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
独	善	主	義
どく Grade: 5	ぜん Grade: 6	しゅ Grade: 3	ぎ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
獨善主義 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 独善 (dokuzen) +‎ 主義 (-shugi)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) どくぜんしゅぎ (Nakadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

独(どく)善(ぜん)主(しゅ)義(ぎ) • (dokuzenshugi)

self-righteousness, self-justified, self-complacent

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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