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放任主義 (ほうにんしゅぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

放ほう任にん主しゅ義ぎ

ほ

う

に

ん

しゅ

ぎ

Meanings

1

noun

laissez-faire principle; hands-off policy

Used in economics, politics, and everyday contexts for a policy of non-interference or letting things take their own course.

政せい府ふは経けい済ざいに対たいして放ほう任にん主しゅ義ぎをとっている。
The government takes a laissez-faire approach to the economy.
彼かれの子こ育そだては放ほう任

にん

主しゅ

義ぎ

だ

。

His parenting style is hands-off.

Kanji

放set free, release, fire
任responsibility, duty, term
主lord, chief, master
義righteousness, justice, morality

Similar words

自じ由ゆう放ほう任にん
自由放任 is a more formal term for laissez-faire, often used in economic contexts, while 放任主義 can be used more broadly for any non-interventionist stance.

Etymology

Compound of 放任 (ほうにん, 'non-interference, leaving alone') and 主義 (しゅぎ, 'principle, doctrine').