Word Meaning 独裁

どくさい dokusai

独裁 is read as どくさい (dokusai) and means running (a company, etc.) despotically.

Meaning

English

  1. running (a company, etc.) despotically
  2. dictatorship
  3. despotism
  4. autocracy

Reading

Kana

どくさい

Romaji

dokusai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 1776 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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独裁政治

どくさいせいじ

dictatorship

独裁的

どくさいてき

dictatorial

独裁国家

どくさいこっか

dictatorship

独裁体制

どくさいたいせい

dictatorial system

独裁政権

どくさいせいけん

dictatorship

独裁制

どくさいせい

dictatorship

独裁支配

どくさいしはい

autocratic rule

独裁主義

どくさいしゅぎ

dictatorship

独裁主義者

どくさいしゅぎしゃ

authoritarian

独裁者

どくさいしゃ

dictator

人民民主独裁

じんみんみんしゅどくさい

people's democratic dictatorship (e.g. Maoism)

一党独裁

いっとうどくさい

one-party rule

Example Sentences

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I will overthrow the dictator.

They struggled against the dictator.

Myanmar is ruled by a military dictatorship.

I recalled her as an energetic, autocratic personality.

If the people cannot use elections to drag a dictator down from power, they'll have no choice but to obey him.

Dictatorship can be summed up by "shut up!", democracy by "keep talking".

Since communism became obsolete and the dictatorship of the proletariat is out of date, capitalism proves to be the best so far, even though it itself is still a threat for humanity.

When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness, and a democracy was saved. Yes, we can.