主しゅ義ぎ
Meanings
Noun
1. doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
Kanji used
(one's) master
justice
Pitch accent
しゅ
ぎ
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Composed of
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
Used in vocabulary (383 in total)
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
individualism; egoism; selfishness
one's principles and position
principle of laissez-faire
egoism; egotism; selfishness
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
aristocratism; patricianism; concept that only the nobility is qualified to rule
humanism; humanitarianism
universal love (regardless of race, borders, religion, etc.); universal benevolence
spiritualism; idealism
meritocracy; merit system
(doctrine of) anarchism
behaviorism; behaviourism; activism
empiricism; judging things from personal experience
jus sanguinis; principle that citizenship is determined by that of one's parents
illuminism; enlightenment
nationalism; statism
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
(the principle of) nonresistance
nationalism; patriotism
absolutism; despotism
nationalism; extreme patriotism
familism; the treatment of society (an organization) as a family
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)
skepticism; scepticism
principle of living only for the moment
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results
principles underpinning an agriculturally based economy
anti-Semitism; antisemitism
exclusivism; exclusionism
intuitionism; intuitionalism
worship of the powerful
following precedent (instead of trying something new); reliance on precedent
Nondenominationalism (a Japanese Christian group)
spiritism; spiritualism
satanism; devil worship
constitutionalism; rule of law; legalism
severe punishment policy; zero-tolerance policy; draconianism
antiforeignism; exclusionism; exclusivism; chauvinism
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
big family principle; extended family policy
Monroe Doctrine; Monroeism
Machism (philosophical ideas of Ernst Mach)
groupism; group mentality; collectivism
sectarianism; sectionalism
extremism; radicalism
diversionary tactics; concealing one's true motives until the last moment
demerit system; points-off system
opportunism; expediency
separatism; secessionism
principle of reciprocity
nulla poena sine lege; no punishment without law
family-oriented way of life; family-first way of life; cocooning
gradualism; slow-and-steady policy
the principle of honorable death and no surrender
evangelicalism; evangelism
Islamism; political Islam; Islamic fundamentalism
anticommunism; anti-communism
policy favouring major powers; policy of great powers favorable only to themselves
moneymaking orientation
dictatorship; despotism
standardization; standardisation
egoism; love of self
governing by law and reason rather than by military force
governing by law and reason rather than by military force
principle of virtuous government; virtue as the principle of good government
classicism; primitivism
backward-looking philosophy (ideology); conservatism
the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility
experimentalism; experientialism
principle of territorial jurisdiction
regionalism; sectionalism; localism
transcendentalism (literary style); Parnassianism
White Australia Policy (pre-1966 Australian immigration policy)
democracy (as propounded by Sun Yat-sen)
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
sectarianism; sectionalism
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
following precedent (instead of trying something new); reliance on precedent
Neue Sachlichkeit (German art movement); New Objectivity
principle (or ideology) of international cooperation
flag state principle
the principle of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil; the policy of "see-not, hear-not, and speak-not"
ultraconservative doctrine; ultraconservative policy
eudaemonism; eudemonism
laying low, awaiting one's chance
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
principle of nationality (according to which an offender should be tried in accordance with the law of his or her own country)
(principle of) self-sufficiency
free conviction principle; principle of the free discretion of judges as to the probative value of evidence
legalism; constitutionality
the principle of pleasing everyone; make-everybody-happy policy
cost basis; cost principle
ritualism; ceremonialism
slapdash approach; rough-and-ready method; speed-before-quality policy
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
Islamism; political Islam; Islamic fundamentalism
White Australia Policy (pre-1966 Australian immigration policy)
policy of alignment with the United Nations; UN-centrism
tokenism; appearance for appearance's sake
first-to-invent principle (in patent law); first-to-invent system
principle of national self-determination
market price basis; market price principle
banking principle; banking doctrine
first-to-file principle (in patent law); first-to-file system
advocacy of consumer rights (product safety, accurate labelling, etc.); consumer activism; consumer advocacy; consumer spending; high levels of consumption
(belief in the desirability of) education by rote learning
creophagism; creophagy; carnism
currency principle; currency doctrine
ability-to-pay principle (of taxation)
principle of compulsory prosecution (i.e. a public prosecutor must seek an indictment if evidence is sufficient)
strategy of close-quarters fighting
principle of nonalignment; nonalignment policy
retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment
retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment
philanthropinism; educational system established by J. B. Basedow
meritocracy; performance-based system; achievement-based system
social constructionism
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
inquisitorial system; nonadversarial system
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
reciprocity; reciprocity principle
archaism; pseudoclassicism
inclusionism; inclusivism
exclusionism; exclusivism
principle of being fair and just; fair and unbiased policy (unbiassed)
worship or admiration of Western cultures
Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement
Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement
Examples (10 in total)
We hold the same principles.
We must be loyal to our principles.
He remained steadfast to his principles.