社会主義

• 読み: しゃかいしゅぎ
• ローマ字: shakaishugi
• 漢字の分解: 社 (sha) — society, company; 会 (kai/e) — meet, association; 主 (shu/nushi) — main, lord; 義 (gi) — righteousness, meaning
• 発音: /ɕa.ka.i.ɕɯ.ɡi/

意味

Socialism. A political and economic system advocating collective ownership and social equality.

A noun referring to the political and economic ideology that advocates for collective or governmental ownership of the means of production and equitable distribution of resources. Often discussed alongside or in contrast with 資本主義 (capitalism) and 共産主義 (communism). Common in political science, history, and news contexts.

例文

1. 社会主義の理念は19世紀のヨーロッパで広まった。
2. 授業で社会主義と資本主義の長所と短所を比較した。
3. その国は社会主義体制から市場経済へ移行した。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, history, academic

トーン: academic

起源と歴史

A modern compound: 社会 (shakai, society) + 主義 (shugi, -ism/ideology). Coined during the Meiji era as a translation of the Western political term 'socialism.'

文化的背景

時代: Meiji

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal