無党派層

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
無黨派層 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 無党派 (mutōha, “independent, nonpartisan”) +‎ 層 (sō, “group, class, stratum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟to̞ːha̠ so̞ː]

Noun

無(む)党(とう)派(は)層(そう) • (mutōha sō) 

1. (politics) people who do not support any specific political party; swing voters

See also

• 浮(ふ)動(どう)票(ひょう) (fudōhyō)