個人主義

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See also: 个人主义

Chinese

personal; individual
doctrine; ideology; -ism
doctrine; ideology; -ism; position; stance
 
trad. (個人主義) 個人 主義
simp. (个人主义) 个人 主义
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Pronunciation

Noun

個人主義

  1. individualism
    近代個人主義／近代个人主义  ―  jìndài gerénzhǔyì  ―  modern individualism

Japanese

Kanji in this term
個 人 主 義
こ
Grade: 5 		じん
Grade: 1 		しゅ
Grade: 3 		ぎ
Grade: 5
tōon kan'on on'yomi
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Etymology

Compound of 個(こ)人(じん) (kojin, “individual”) + 主(しゅ)義(ぎ) (-shugi, “-ism”), a calque of English individual.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

個(こ)人(じん)主(しゅ)義(ぎ) • (kojin shugi) 

  1. individualism
    Antonym: 全体主義 (zentai shugi)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
個人主義

Noun

個人主義 • (gaeinjuui) (hangeul 개인주의)

  1. hanja form? of 개인주의 (“individualism”)
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