"少数派" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɕo̞ːsɨːha̠] Forms: 少数派 [canonical] (ruby: 少(しょう), 数(すう), 派(は)), shōsūha [romanization], 少數派 [alternative, kanji, kyūjitai]
Etymology: Compound of 少数(しょうすう) (shōsū, “few”) + 派(は) (-ha, “group, faction”) Etymology templates: {{ja-com|少数|しょうすう|派|-は|t1=few|t2=group, faction}} 少数(しょうすう) (shōsū, “few”) + 派(は) (-ha, “group, faction”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょうすうは}} 少(しょう)数(すう)派(は) • (shōsūha)
  1. minority group
    Sense id: en-少数派-ja-noun-6BDCoHfR Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms read with on'yomi, Japanese terms suffixed with 派 read as は, Japanese terms with 3 kanji, Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō), Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 97 3 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 93 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms read with on'yomi: 74 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms suffixed with 派 read as は: 94 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 3 kanji: 74 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with Heiban pitch accent (Tōkyō): 95 5 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 92 8 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1
  2. minority party
    Sense id: en-少数派-ja-noun-ir-WXSPD
     
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          "数",
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          "english": "What is true for religious minorities is also true when it comes to the rights of women.",
          "roman": "Shūkyōteki shōsūha ni tsuite atehamaru jijitsu wa, josei no kenri ni tsuite mo dōyō de aru.",
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              "宗教的少数派",
              "しゅうきょうてきしょうすうは"
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              "当",
              "あ"
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            [
              "嵌",
              "は"
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            [
              "事実",
              "じじつ"
            ],
            [
              "女性",
              "じょせい"
            ],
            [
              "権利",
              "けんり"
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              "同様",
              "どうよう"
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          ],
          "text": "宗教的少数派について当て嵌まる事実は、女性の権利についても同様である。",
          "translation": "What is true for religious minorities is also true when it comes to the rights of women.",
          "type": "example"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕo̞ːsɨːha̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "少数派"
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              "しゅうきょうてきしょうすうは"
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              "は"
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              "事実",
              "じじつ"
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              "じょせい"
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