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シンパ (しんぱ, shinpa) Japanese meaning: sympathizer | Kotomora
じ 字 Furigana
Related words シンパ is the common colloquial abbreviation, while シンパサイザー is the full, slightly more formal word for the same kind of sympathizer.
シンパ specifically implies ideological sympathy with a political movement, while 同調者 more broadly means someone who goes along with an opinion or action without that political connotation.
シンパ suggests quiet sympathy without formal membership, whereas 支持者 is a neutral word for any active supporter, political or otherwise.
Etymology Abbreviation of シンパサイザー, from English 'sympathizer'.
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シンパ
だ
が
、
正せい
式しき
な
党とう
員いん
で
は
ない
。
He is a Communist Party sympathizer, but not a formal member.
Union sympathizers attended the rally.
シンパを 増ふ やす
to gain (more) sympathizers
The group steadily gained more sympathizers through its grassroots activities.