在野党

See also: 在野黨

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 在野黨 (“party not in office; opposition”).
(This term is the simplified form of 在野黨).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ざい
Grade: 5

Grade: 2
とう
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
在野黨 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

By surface analysis, 在野(ざいや) (zaiya) + (とう) (-tō).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) いやとー [zàíyátóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡za̠ija̠to̞ː]

Noun

(ざい)()(とう) • (zaiyatōざいやたう (zaiyatau)?

  1. (politics) opposition party

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ 在野党”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here