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What does 独裁 (どくさい, dokusai) mean?

独裁 (どくさい, dokusai) means dictatorship.

Quick facts
Readingどくさい
Romajidokusai
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
どくさい
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondokusai

dictatorship

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive dictatorship; despotism; autocracy
  2. 2noun · suru verb · intransitive running (a company, etc.) despotically

Example sentences

  • There were people who opposed the dictator.

  • Dictatorial rule continues in that country.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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