自民党

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 自民党 – see 自民黨 (“Liberal Democratic Party”).
(This term is the simplified form of 自民黨).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
自 民 党
じ
Grade: 2 		みん
Grade: 4 		とう
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
自民黨 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じみんとー [jìmíńtóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑimʲĩnto̞ː]

Proper noun

自(じ)民(みん)党(とう) • (Jimintō) 

  1. short for 自由民主党 (Jiyū Minshu-tō, “Liberal Democratic Party of Japan”)

Usage notes

The term can be loosely translated as "Lib Dem", particularly when in an informal context.

Derived terms

  • 自(じ)民(みん)党(とう)三(さん)役(やく) (jimintō san'yaku)

References

  1. ^ “自民党”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
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