Word Meaning 主義

しゅぎ shugi

主義 is read as しゅぎ (shugi) and means doctrine.

Meaning

English

  1. doctrine
  2. rule
  3. principle
  4. -ism

Reading

Kana

しゅぎ

Romaji

shugi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Related Words 主張,意見,持論,自説,持説,宗旨 Rank 1504 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

主意主義

しゅいしゅぎ

voluntarism

主義者

しゅぎしゃ

-ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system)

資本主義

しほんしゅぎ

capitalism

共産主義

きょうさんしゅぎ

communism

軍国主義

ぐんこくしゅぎ

militarism

人道主義

じんどうしゅぎ

humanism

利己主義

りこしゅぎ

egoism

民主主義

みんしゅしゅぎ

democracy

社会主義

しゃかいしゅぎ

socialism

民族主義

みんぞくしゅぎ

nationalism

自由主義

じゆうしゅぎ

liberalism

全体主義

ぜんたいしゅぎ

totalitarianism

Example Sentences

10

What's democracy?

Are you a perfectionist?

He is a person who never cuts corners.

She's a vegetarian.

I'm a perfectionist.

Tom is a perfectionist.

Tom is a confirmed bachelor.

I am a vegetarian.

What's democracy?

I'm not a perfectionist.