"民主" meaning in Japanese

See 民主 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [mʲĩɰ̃ɕɨᵝ] Forms: 民主 [canonical] (ruby: (みん), (しゅ)), minshu [romanization]
Etymology: From Sinitic 民主 (mínzhǔ). Purposed in China in the mid-1860s, giving the word a new meaning, during the translation of the book Elements of International Law into Chinese. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|zhx|sort=みんしゅ}} Sinitic, {{m|zh|民主}} 民主 (mínzhǔ) Head templates: {{ja-noun|みんしゅ}} 民(みん)主(しゅ) • (minshu)
  1. democracy Synonyms: 民主主義 (minshu shugi) (ruby: 民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ)) (english: more commonly used) Derived forms: 民主党 (minshutō) (ruby: 民主党(みんしゅとう)) (english: democratic party), 民主的 (minshuteki) (ruby: 民主的(みんしゅてき)) (english: democratic)

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