独善主義

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 [dòkúzéńshúꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [do̞kɯ̟ᵝzẽ̞ɰ̃ɕɨᵝɡʲi]

Noun

独(どく)善(ぜん)主(しゅ)義(ぎ) • (dokuzenshugi) 

1. self-righteousness, self-justified, self-complacent