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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

消費社会

Reading

Kana: しょうひしゃかい
Romaji: shōhishakai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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consumer society

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 き.える、 け.す
Meanings: extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
Readings: ヒ、 つい.やす、 つい.える
Meanings: expense, cost, spend, consume, waste
Readings: シャ、 やしろ
Meanings: company, firm, office, association, shrine
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

Example Sentence

階層(かいそう)問題(もんだい)(たい)する、消費(しょうひ)社会論(しゃかいろん)(ちょ)である。
➥It is a literary work confronting the class problem of a consumer society.
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