共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ)

きょうさんしゅぎ
noun
communism
1. communism
A political and economic ideology advocating for communal ownership of the means of production, the abolition of private property, and a classless society.
共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ)について学(まな)んだ。
I studied communism.
冷戦(れいせん)時代(じだい)は共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ)と資本主義(しほんしゅぎ)の対立(たいりつ)だった。
The Cold War era was a conflict between communism and capitalism.
共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ)国家(こっか)では生産(せいさん)手段(しゅだん)が国有化(こくゆうか)される。
In communist states, the means of production are nationalized.

USAGE:
An important political term that appears frequently in discussions of history, politics, and international relations. Japan has its own 日本共産党(にほんきょうさんとう) (Japanese Communist Party), one of the oldest political parties in the country.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ)国家(こっか) (communist state)
  • 共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ)社会(しゃかい) (communist society)
  • 共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ)思想(しそう) (communist ideology)
  • 共産主義(きょうさんしゅぎ)者(しゃ) (communist, person)

RELATED:

  • 社会主義(しゃかいしゅぎ): socialism
  • 資本主義(しほんしゅぎ): capitalism

Related Words

Related: 資本主義(しほんしゅぎ) (capitalism (contrast))
Related: 社会主義(しゃかいしゅぎ) (socialism)
Related: 民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ) (democracy)
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