イズム

Japanese

Etymology 1

From English ism.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) イ​ズム [íꜜzùmù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [izɨᵝmɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

イズム • (izumu) 

1. (rare) an ism

Etymology 2

From English -ism.

Suffix

イズム • (-izumu) 

1. (rare) -ism
   • 2008 July 23, TAGRO, “#05”, in 変ゼミ [Abnormal Physiology Seminar], volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 90:

     評(ひょう)価(か)は約(やく)束(そく)しよう　田(た)口(ぐち)君(くん)の堕(だ)落(らく)した破(は)滅(めつ)願(がん)望(ぼう)　水(みず)越(こし)君(くん)のドマゾヒズム　市(いち)河(かわ)君(くん)の冷(れい)徹(てつ)なる映(えい)像(ぞう)イズム　武(む)蔵(さし)君(くん)の寝(ね)取(と)られフェチ　それぞれの嗜(し)好(こう)を満(まん)足(ぞく)させるこの課(か)題(だい)！

     Hyōka wa yakusoku shiyō Taguchi-kun no daraku shita hametsu ganbō Mizukoshi-kun no do-mazohizumu Ichikawa-kun no reitetsu naru eizō-izumu Musashi-kun no netorare fechi Sorezore no shikō o manzoku saseru kono kadai!

     I’ll be evaluating this as promised. Taguchi’s degenerate destructive aspiration. Mizukoshi’s extreme masochism. Ichikawa’s calm filming obsession. Musashi’s cuckold fetish. You all have managed to satisfy your personal preferences for this assignment!

Synonyms

• 主(しゅ)義(ぎ) (shugi)