No. 1,819 in Japanese
左派
Left-wing; leftist faction or group.
In a sentence
左派の政治家は進歩的な政策を支持します。
Left-wing politicians support progressive policies.
Here, '左派' (left-wing) is used to describe a group or ideology, namely left-wing political stands.
彼は学生時代から左派に属していました。
He has belonged to the left-wing since his student days.
In this sentence, '左派' refers to the collective group or movement associated with left-wing ideologies.
会社の中で左派的な意見を持つ人は少ない。
There are few people in the company who hold left-wing opinions.
'左派' is described as an adjective ('左派的') indicating a political leaning or philosophy a person might hold.
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