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How to say 'Government' in Japanese | 政府

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The Japanese word for Government is 'Seifu', written as 政府 in Japanese.'Government' in hiragana is せいふ.

    word

    政府

    Meaning

    Government

    Reading

    せいふ

    seifu

    Kanji

    Government, Politics Government office, Urban prefecture

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '政府 (せいふ)' refers to the governing body of a nation or state, commonly translated as 'government'. It is used to describe the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state. This term is neutral and can refer to any form of government, whether democratic, autocratic, or otherwise. Example sentences include: The government announced a new policy「政府は新しい政策を発表した」(せいふはあたらしいせいさくをはっぴょうした). The government is responsible for public safety「政府は公共の安全に責任がある」(せいふはこうきょうのあんぜんにせきにんがある).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    452

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 政府

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Government, Politics

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Government office, Urban prefecture

Words Related to 政府 Through the Kanji

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 政 as well.

  • word

    政治

    Meaning

    Politics

  • word

    政策

    Meaning

    Policy

  • word

    行政

    Meaning

    Administration

  • word

    財政

    Meaning

    Finance

  • word

    政権

    Meaning

    Government

  • word

    政治家

    Meaning

    Politician

  • word

    政党

    Meaning

    Political party

Words Related to 政府 Through the Kanji

These 4 Words contain the Kanji 府 as well.

  • word

    Meaning

    Prefecture

  • word

    幕府

    Meaning

    Shogunate

  • word

    府立

    Meaning

    Prefectural

  • word

    府庁

    Meaning

    Prefectural office

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What does 'Seifu' (政府) mean?

'Seifu' means 'Government' .

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