Japanese symbol for “socialism”
社会主義
しゃかいしゅぎ
Romaji: shakaishugi
socialism
In Japanese, socialism is 社会主義, read しゃかいしゅぎ (shakaishugi).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n socialism
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “socialism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ソーシャリズム | ソーシャリズム soosharizumu | socialism |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 会社 | かいしゃ kaisha | company; corporation; firm |
| 社会 | しゃかい shakai | society; public; community |
| 社長 | しゃちょう shachou | company president; manager; director |
| 社員 | しゃいん shain | company employee |
| 神社 | じんじゃ jinja | Shinto shrine |
| 本社 | ほんしゃ honsha | head office; main office; headquarters |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention; rally |
| 会議 | かいぎ kaigi | meeting; conference; session |
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine; rule; principle |
| 正義 | せいぎ seigi | justice; right; righteousness |
See also: Chinese symbol for “socialism”.
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.