南進論

Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	進	論
なん Grade: 2	しん Grade: 3	ろん Grade: 6
goon	on'yomi

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Etymology

Compound of 南(なん)進(しん) (nanshin, “advancement southward”) + 論(ろん) (-ron, “theory”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なんしんろん [nàńshíꜜǹròǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [nã̠ɰ̃ɕĩn̺ɾõ̞ɴ]

Noun

南(なん)進(しん)論(ろん) • (nanshinron) 

1. (history) Nanshin-ron, Imperial Japan's policy of southern expansionism towards southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands

Synonyms

• (possibly more common) 南(なん)進(しん)政(せい)策(さく) (nanshin seisaku)

See also

• 北(ほく)進(しん)論(ろん) (hokushinron)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN