Japanese symbol for “postmodernism”
脱近代主義
だつきんだいしゅぎ
Romaji: datsukindaishugi
postmodernism
In Japanese, postmodernism is 脱近代主義, read だつきんだいしゅぎ (datsukindaishugi).
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Meanings
- n postmodernism
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “postmodernism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ポストモダニズム | ポストモダニズム posutomodanizumu | postmodernism |
| ポストモダン | ポストモダン posutomodan | postmodernism |
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 |
| 最近 | さいきん saikin | recently; lately; these days |
| 近所 | きんじょ kinjo | neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity |
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period; epoch; era |
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 正義 | せいぎ seigi | justice; right; righteousness |
See also: Chinese symbol for “postmodernism”.
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.