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: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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

• 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.