民本主義 みんぽんしゅぎ Meanings Noun politics of the people (democratic theory of Sakuzō Yoshino, 1878-1933) See also: 大正デモクラシー (たいしょうデモクラシー). Kanji 民 people. Read as ミン. 本 origin. Read as ホン. 主 main. Read as シュ. 義 justice. Read as ギ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists