Japanese symbol for “colonialism”
植民地主義
しょくみんちしゅぎ
Romaji: shokuminchishugi
colonialism
In Japanese, colonialism is 植民地主義, read しょくみんちしゅぎ (shokuminchishugi).
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Meanings
- n colonialism
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “colonialism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| コロニアリズム | コロニアリズム koroniarizumu | colonialism |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 植物 | しょくぶつ shokubutsu | plant; vegetation |
| 移植 | いしょく ishoku | transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting |
| 植木 | うえき ueki | garden plant; garden tree |
| 田植え | たうえ taue | rice planting |
| 入植 | にゅうしょく nyuushoku | settlement; immigration |
| 植民 | しょくみん shokumin | colonization; colonisation |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
| 市民 | しみん shimin | citizen (of a country); citizenry |
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 正義 | せいぎ seigi | justice; right; righteousness |
See also: Chinese symbol for “colonialism”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.