Japanese symbol for “meritocracy”
業績主義
ぎょうせきしゅぎ
Romaji: gyousekishugi
meritocracy; performance-based system; achievement-based system
In Japanese, meritocracy is 業績主義, read ぎょうせきしゅぎ (gyousekishugi).
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Meanings
- n meritocracy; performance-based system; achievement-based system
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “meritocracy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 能力主義 | のうりょくしゅぎ nouryokushugi | meritocracy; merit system |
| 実力主義 | じつりょくしゅぎ jitsuryokushugi | merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism |
| メリトクラシー | メリトクラシー meritokurashii | meritocracy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 営業 | えいぎょう eigyou | business; trade; operations |
| 作業 | さぎょう sagyou | work; operation; task |
| 卒業 | そつぎょう sotsugyou | graduation; completion (of a course) |
| 業界 | ぎょうかい gyoukai | business world; business circles; (the) industry |
| 実績 | じっせき jisseki | achievements; actual results; accomplishments |
| 成績 | せいせき seiseki | results; record; grades |
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 正義 | せいぎ seigi | justice; right; righteousness |
See also: Chinese symbol for “meritocracy”.
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