Kouha

Originally written in kanji as 硬派 (lit. "the hard school"), with the character 硬 (lit. "hard"), Kōha refers to the group or people with the features of "hard", "strong," or "tough". In the Meiji era, the opposite word to Kōha was Nanpa.

Kōha (Thought)

Kōha often refers to people with strong and radical opinions. Kōha thought in the Meiji era mainly referred to political views, meaning nationalists and even militarists who were insistent on preserving Japan's indigenous culture and promoting radical politics in order to increase Japan’s foreign status.[1]

References
  1. Mikanagi, Yumiko (2011). Masculinity and Japan's Foreign Relations. Boulder, Colorado: First Forum Press. ISBN 1935049380.
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