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独裁

独裁

See also: 獨裁

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 獨裁.
(This term, 独裁, is the simplified form of 獨裁.)
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どく
Grade: 5
さい
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

独裁 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 獨裁, hiragana どくさい, romaji dokusai)

  1. autocracy, dictatorship (a government led by a dictator)
  2. making decisions for a group by oneself, tyranny

Verb

独裁する (intransitive, hiragana どくさいする, romaji dokusai suru)

  1. rule as a dictator
  2. make decisions for others by oneself, behave tyrannically

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3