無党派

Japanese

Kanji in this term
無	党	派
む Grade: 4	とう Grade: 6	は Grade: 6
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
無黨派 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 無 (mu-, “un-”) +‎ 党派 (tōha, “faction, party, branch”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) むと​ーは [mùtóꜜòhà] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝto̞ːha̠]

Noun

無(む)党(とう)派(は) • (mutōha) ^{←むたうは (mutaufa)?}

1. independence, nonpartisanship
2. an independant, a nonpartisan

Synonyms

• 無所属(むしょぞく) (mushozoku)

Derived terms

• 無党派層(むとうはそう) (mutōha sō, “independent voters”)