See also: 獨裁

Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 獨裁 (“to rule as a dictator; to make decisions for others by oneself; to behave tyrannically; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 獨裁).
Notes:

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
どく
Grade: 5
さい
Grade: 6
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
獨裁 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(どく)(さい) (dokusai

  1. autocracy, dictatorship (a government led by a dictator)
  2. making decisions for a group by oneself, tyranny

Verb edit

(どく)(さい)する (dokusai suruintransitive suru (stem (どく)(さい) (dokusai shi), past (どく)(さい)した (dokusai shita))

  1. to rule as a dictator
  2. to make decisions for others by oneself, to behave tyrannically

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN