自じ民みん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 自民党, used for Japan's Liberal Democratic Party. It is common in headlines, news reports, and political discussion; 自民党 is the fuller everyday form.

Kanji

自oneself
民people, nation, subjects

Related words

自じ民みん党とう
自民 is the clipped, headline-style form used in news and political commentary, while 自民党 is the full name used in most everyday and formal contexts.
自じ由ゆう民みん主しゅ党とう
自由民主党 is the full, formal party name found in official documents, whereas 自民 is the short abbreviation used casually in speech and news.

Don't confuse with

民みん主しゅ党とう
自民 (short for 自民党, Japan's ruling conservative party) and 民主党 (a separate, historically opposition party) sound and look similar but refer to distinct political parties.

Word family

自じ民みん族ぞく中ちゅう心しん主しゅ義ぎ
ethnocentrism

Etymology

A clipped abbreviation of 自民党, ultimately from 自由民主党, the Japanese name of the Liberal Democratic Party.