kokutai
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 国体 (kokutai, literally “national character”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəʊkuːˈtaɪ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /koʊkuˈtaɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɪ
Noun
kokutai (uncountable) (politics, philosophy, chiefly historical)
- The national essence and character of Japan viewed as conforming to Shinto-Confucian ideals, with the emperor as its ethical, spiritual, cultural and political center.
- The ideology centered on the principle of kokutai.
- Synonyms: kokutai-ism, kokutairon
Usage notes
- The term is chiefly used in the context of Japanese nationalism from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the end of World War 2 in 1945, when the concept of kokutai dominated Japanese political discourse.
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Translations
national character of Japan viewed as centered on the emperor
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ideology
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Japanese
Romanization
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