同胞(どうほう)愛(あい)

どうほうあい
noun
brotherly love; fraternal love; love for one's compatriots
1. brotherly love; fraternal love; love for one's compatriots
A sense of love, kinship, and solidarity toward people of the same nation, community, or human family. Can refer narrowly to patriotic fellow-feeling or broadly to universal human compassion.
同胞(どうほう)愛(あい)の精神(せいしん)が大切(たいせつ)だ。
The spirit of fraternal love is important.
災害(さいがい)のとき、人々(ひとびと)の同胞(どうほう)愛(あい)が発揮(はっき)された。
During the disaster, people's sense of brotherly love was demonstrated.
国境(こっきょう)を越(こ)えた同胞(どうほう)愛(あい)こそが平和(へいわ)の基盤(きばん)だと彼(かれ)は説(と)いた。
He argued that fraternal love transcending borders is the foundation of peace.

A compound of 同胞(どうほう) (compatriot; brethren) and 愛(あい) (love). Carries a somewhat literary or elevated tone, often appearing in speeches, essays, and religious or philosophical contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 同胞(どうほう)愛(あい)の精神(せいしん): spirit of fraternal love
  • 同胞(どうほう)愛(あい)に基(もと)づく: based on brotherly love
  • 同胞(どうほう)愛(あい)を示(しめ)す: to show brotherly love

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 博愛(はくあい): philanthropy; universal love — focuses on love for all humanity
  • 隣人愛(りんじんあい): love for one's neighbor — Christian concept, more interpersonal
  • 愛国心(あいこくしん): patriotism — specifically about love of country rather than fellow people
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