挙国一致 (きょこくいっち)

Today’s Yojijukugo is 挙国一致 (きょこくいっち).

• Meaning:
  • 国民が心を一つにして団結すること。
  • Literal translation: That fact that citizens unite as one heart.
  • Meaning: National unity

• Composition:
  • 挙国 (きょこく): This means “whole country” or “nationwide” as 挙 here signifies a wide array.
  • 一致 (なげくび): it is a commonly used word for “agreement” and “union”.

• Notes:
  • This term is particularly used in 挙国一致内閣 which means “National unity government” and represents governements consisting of broad coalitions in times of war for instance.
  • The traditional version of 挙 is 擧.
  • The traditional character for 国 is 國.

• Example:
  • 誰でも挙国一致が欲しいと言っても、みんなの意見を一致するのがありえないと思います。
  • だれでもきょこくいっちがほしいといっても、みんなのいけんをいっちするのがありえないとおもいます。
  • Even if everybody wishes we could have national unity, I think it’s impossible to have everybody’s opinion in agreement.

This Yojijukugo is in the Kanji Kentei Level 5 (五級) and doesn’t have a synonym:

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挙国一致が無理だからこそ人生が面白い！