軟なん派ぱ

noun

seducer; playboy; ladies' man

Refers to a person who is skilled at seducing or charming women; often used for a man who frequently picks up women.

• 彼かれは昔むかしから軟なん派ぱで、よく女おんなの子こに声こえをかけている。

  He's always been a ladies' man and often hits on girls.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

picking up women; hitting on women

The act of approaching and trying to seduce women, typically in public places. Usually written in katakana as ナンパ. The verb form is ナンパする.

See also: 逆ナン

• 週しゅう末まつになると、渋しぶ谷やでナンパする男おとこが多おおい。

  On weekends, many guys hit on women in Shibuya.

• 友とも達だちと一いっ緒しょにナンパされたことがある。

  I've been hit on together with a friend before.

noun

moderate party; moderate faction

In political contexts, refers to a moderate or dovish group, as opposed to a hardline faction (硬派).

See also: 硬派

• 党とう内ないの軟なん派ぱは、対たい話わによる解かい決けつを主しゅ張ちょうした。

  The moderate faction within the party advocated for a resolution through dialogue.

noun

social story; society columnist

In journalism, refers to a newspaper section or writer covering social events, gossip, or human-interest stories.

• 彼かれは新しん聞ぶんの軟なん派ぱ記き事じを担たん当とうしている。

  He is in charge of the social stories for the newspaper.

noun

bearish trader; bear

In stock market contexts, refers to a trader who expects prices to fall and sells accordingly.

• 軟なん派ぱの投とう資し家かは、相そう場ばの下げ落らくを見み越こして売うりに出でた。

  Bearish traders sold in anticipation of a market decline.