愛国心
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 愛 | 国 | 心 |
| あい Grade: 4 |
こく Grade: 2 |
しん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 愛國心 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
Noun
愛国心 • (aikokushin)
- patriotism (love of one's own country)
- Synonym: 祖国愛 (sokokuai)
- 1925, Nitobe Inazō, Shin no aikokushin:
- しかし自分の政府の為したことは、何事にもあれこれであるが如く認め、これに賛同しこれを助けることが果して真の愛国心であろうか。
- Shikashi jibun no seifu no nashita koto wa, nanigoto ni mo arekore de aru ga gotoku mitome, kore ni sandō shi kore o tasukeru koto ga hatashite shin no aikokushin de arō ka.
- However, is it really true patriotism to accept and support everything one's own government did as if it were this and that?
- しかし自分の政府の為したことは、何事にもあれこれであるが如く認め、これに賛同しこれを助けることが果して真の愛国心であろうか。
References
- ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN