Japanization

Japanization
Japanization
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	皇民化運動
Simplified Chinese	皇民化运动
Literal meaning	movement to make people become subjects of the emperor
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	huángmínhuà yùndòng
Bopomofo	ㄏㄨㄤˊㄇㄧㄣˊㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩㄣˋㄉㄨㄥˋ
Wu
Romanization	waonminho yiuindon
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	wong4 man4 faa3 wan6 dung6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	hông-bîn-huà ūn-tōng
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	日本化運動
Simplified Chinese	日本化运动
Literal meaning	movement to make something more Japanese
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	rìběnhuà yùndòng
Bopomofo	ㄖˋㄅㄣˇㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩㄣˋㄉㄨㄥˋ
Korean name
Hangul	황민화정책; 황민화운동 (alt.)
Hanja	皇民化政策; 皇民化運動 (alt.)
Revised Romanization
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization	hwangminhwa jeongchaek; hwangminhwa undong (alt.)
McCune–Reischauer	hwangminhwa chŏngch'aek; hwangminhwa untong (alt.)
Japanese name
Kanji	皇民化政策; 皇民化運動 (alt.)
Kana	こうみんかせいさく; こうみんかうんどう (alt.)
Romanization
Transcriptions
Romanization	kōminka seisaku; kōminka undō (alt.)

Japanization or Japanisation is the process by which Japanese culture dominates, assimilates, or influences other cultures. According to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, "To japanize" means "To make or become Japanese in form, idiom, style, or character".^[1] Historically, areas occupied by Japan were subject to long-term colonisation and assimilation with a few (i.e., Hokkaido and Okinawa) remaining Japanized post-World War II.

^ "Japanization – definition of Japanization by The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language".

[1] "Japanization – definition of Japanization by The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language".

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