Japanese symbol for “decolonization”
脱植民地化
だつしょくみんちか
Romaji: datsushokuminchika
decolonization; decolonisation
In Japanese, decolonization is 脱植民地化, read だつしょくみんちか (datsushokuminchika).
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Meanings
- n decolonization; decolonisation
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脱出 | だっしゅつ dasshutsu | escape; getting away (from); getting out (of) |
| 脱退 | だったい dattai | withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving |
| 脱税 | だつぜい datsuzei | tax evasion |
| 離脱 | りだつ ridatsu | withdrawal; secession; separation |
| 脱走 | だっそう dassou | escape; flight; breakout |
| 脱落 | だつらく datsuraku | dropping out; falling behind; falling by the wayside |
| 植物 | しょくぶつ shokubutsu | plant; vegetation |
| 移植 | いしょく ishoku | transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country); nation; citizen |
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
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.