国是

• 読み: こくぜ
• ローマ字: kokuze
• 漢字の分解: 国 (koku) — nation; 是 (ze) — right, affirmative principle, this
• 発音: /ko.kɯ.ze/

意味

National policy; national principle. A fundamental principle or direction that guides the overall policy of a nation and commands broad consensus.

A weighty term implying that a principle has been established as an enduring national commitment, not easily reversed by changes in government. Used in formal political discourse and journalism. Example: 非核三原則 (the Three Non-Nuclear Principles) has often been described as a 国是 of Japan. Distinct from 政策 (specific policy) in its foundational and consensual character.

例文

1. 非核三原則は長らく日本の国是と位置付けられてきた。
2. 経済成長を国是とする考え方は、高度成長期を経て定着した。
3. 国是に関わる問題は党派を超えた議論を必要とする。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, national policy, constitutional debate

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound. 国 (koku/kuni) means nation; 是 (ze) is a classical Chinese term meaning 'this is right' or a foundational affirmative principle. Together they convey a nationally sanctioned guiding truth or policy direction.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji–Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated