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少数派

Reading

Kana: しょうすうは
Romaji: shōsuuha
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Definition

1

minority group (party); minority

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: スウ、 ス、 サク、 ソク、 シュ、 かず、 かぞ.える、 しばしば、 せ.める、 わずらわ.しい
Meanings: number, strength, fate, law, figures
Reading: 
Meanings: faction, group, party, clique, sect, school

Example Sentences

政府(せいふ)少数派(しょうすうは)弾圧(だんあつ)した。
➥The government clamped down on the minority group.
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民族的(みんぞくてき)少数派(しょうすうは)偏見(へんけん)貧困(ひんこん)抑圧(よくあつ)(たたか)っている。
➥Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.
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衆議院(しゅうぎいん)少数派(しょうすうは)議席(ぎせき)は、急速(きゅうそく)にむしばまれてきています。
➥The number of minority seats in the Lower House is rapidly eroding.
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少数派(しょうすうは)(おお)くの(くに)見下(みくだ)されている。
➥Minorities are despised in many countries.
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(あたら)しい法律(ほうりつ)宗教的(しゅうきょうてき)少数派(しょうすうは)住民(じゅうみん)から選挙権(せんきょけん)(うば)う。
➥The new law will deprive religious minorities of their right to vote.
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フォークを使(つか)人々(ひとびと)は、歴史的(れきしてき)にみて、ずっと少数派(しょうすうは)であった。
➥Fork-users have historically been in the minority.
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