絶対主義

Japanese

Kanji in this term
絶	対	主	義
ぜつ > ぜっ Grade: 5	たい Grade: 3	しゅ Grade: 3	ぎ Grade: 5
goon		kan’on

Alternative spelling
絕對主義 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 絶対 (zettai, “absolute”) +‎ 主義 (shugi, “ism”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぜったいしゅ​ぎ [zèttáí shúꜜgì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ze̞t̚ta̠i ɕɨᵝɡʲi]

Noun

絶(ぜっ)対(たい)主(しゅ)義(ぎ) • (zettai shugi) 

1. (philosophy) absolutism

   Antonym: 相対主義 (sōtai shugi)

2. (monarchy) Synonym of 絶対君主制 (zettai kunshusei, “absolute monarchy”)
3. (art) Synonym of シュプレマティスム (Shupurematisumu, “Suprematism”)