市民運動

• 読み: しみんうんどう
• ローマ字: shimin undō
• 漢字の分解: 市 (shi) — city; 民 (min) — people, citizen; 運 (un) — move; 動 (dō) — action, movement
• 発音: /ɕi.mi.ɴ.ɯ.ɴ.doː/

意味

Citizens' movement; civic activism. Refers to organised grassroots efforts by ordinary citizens to influence policy or social change.

A noun compound describing collective civic action driven by ordinary people rather than political parties or corporations. 市民運動 encompasses anti-nuclear protests, environmental campaigns, neighbourhood associations opposing development, and social justice campaigns. It is distinguished from 政党運動 (party-driven campaigns) by its bottom-up, non-partisan character.

例文

1. 原発再稼働に反対する市民運動が全国各地で広がった。
2. 市民運動の高まりが政府に政策変更を迫ることもある。
3. 環境保護を訴える市民運動に若い世代が積極的に参加している。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, social activism, civic engagement, protest

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From 市民 (shimin) meaning 'citizen' and 運動 (undō) meaning 'movement or campaign.' The compound gained prominence in 1960s Japan during the anti-Security Treaty protests (安保闘争).

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: All classes