“Democracy” in Japanese
Short answer
Democracy in Japanese is “民主” (minshu). Full meaning: democracy, popular sovereignty.
Other ways to say “Democracy” in Japanese
デモクラシー
demokurashii democracy
民主制
minshusei democracy, democratic system of government
民主国家
minshukokka democracy, democratic nation
民主主義
minshushugi democracy
民権主義
minkenshugi democracy (as propounded by Sun Yat-sen)
平民主義
heiminshugi democracy
民主主義国
minshushugikoku democratic state, (a) democracy
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