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    3. 主権在民

    主権在民

    主しゅ権けん在ざい民みん

    sovereignty of the people

    KMT10News #38+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab31 strokes

    しゅけんざいみん

    Noun

    1.
    sovereignty of the people

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    日に本ほん国こく憲けん法ぽうは主しゅ権けん在ざい民みんを原げん則そくとしている。

    The Japanese Constitution adopts the principle of popular sovereignty.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    民みん主しゅ主しゅ義ぎ国こっ家かの基き本ほん理り念ねんは主しゅ権けん在ざい民みんである。

    The fundamental principle of a democratic nation is popular sovereignty.

    KMT10Politics & Law
    主しゅ権けん在ざい民みんの理り念ねんは、国こく民みんが政せい治じの最さい終しゅう的てきな決けっ定てい権けんを持もつことを意い味みする。

    The principle of popular sovereignty means that the people hold the ultimate decision-making power in politics.

    KMT10Politics & Law
    政せい治じ家かは主しゅ権けん在ざい民みんの精せい神しんを常つねに心こころに留とどめておくべきだ。

    Politicians should always keep the spirit of popular sovereignty in mind.

    KMT10Politics & Law
    多おおくの国くにで、主しゅ権けん在ざい民みんは革かく命めいを経へて確かく立りつされた。

    In many countries, popular sovereignty was established through revolutions.

    KMT10Politics & LawHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    主
    ぬし・おも・あるじ…(6)
    lord・chief・master・main thing・principal
    権
    おもり・かり・はか.る…(2)
    authority・power・rights
    在
    あ.る…(2)
    exist・outskirts・suburbs・located in
    民
    たみ…(3)
    people・nation・subjects
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