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西欧化

Reading

Kana: せいおうか
Romaji: seiouka
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
vs
1

westernization; westernisation

Kanji

西
Readings: セイ、 サイ、 ス、 にし
Meanings: west, Spain
欧
Readings: オウ、 うた.う、 は.く
Meaning: Europe
化
Readings: カ、 ケ、 ば.ける、 ば.かす、 ふ.ける、 け.する
Meanings: change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

Example Sentence

ほとんどの場合(ばあい)、近代化(きんだいか)は西欧化(せいおうか)と同一(どういつ)のものとみなされる。
➥In most cases, modernization is identified with Westernization.
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