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How to say 'Government' in Japanese | 政権

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The Japanese word for Government is 'Seiken', written as 政権 in Japanese.'Government' in hiragana is せいけん.

    word

    政権

    Meaning

    Government

    Reading

    せいけん

    seiken

    Kanji

    政Government, Politics 権Rights, Authority

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '政権 (せいけん)' refers to a 'government' or 'political administration'. It specifically denotes the ruling authority or the group in power that governs a country or region. This term is often used in political discussions or news to describe the current administration or regime. For example: The government announced new policies「政権が新しい政策を発表した」(せいけんがあたらしいせいさくをはっぴょうした). The opposition criticized the government「野党が政権を批判した」(やとうがせいけんをひはんした). The term can also imply the authority or control held by a political party or leader.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    1828

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 政権

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    政

    Meaning

    Government, Politics

  • kanji

    権

    Meaning

    Rights, Authority

Words Related to 政権 Through the Kanji 政

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 政 as well.

  • word

    政治

    Meaning

    Politics

  • word

    政府

    Meaning

    Government

  • word

    政策

    Meaning

    Policy

  • word

    行政

    Meaning

    Administration

  • word

    財政

    Meaning

    Finance

  • word

    政治家

    Meaning

    Politician

  • word

    政党

    Meaning

    Political party

Words Related to 政権 Through the Kanji 権

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 権 as well.

  • word

    権

    Meaning

    Right

  • word

    権利

    Meaning

    Right

  • word

    権力

    Meaning

    Power, Authority

  • word

    債権

    Meaning

    Claim, Credit

  • word

    権限

    Meaning

    Authority

  • word

    人権

    Meaning

    Rights

  • word

    権威

    Meaning

    Authority

  • word

    特権

    Meaning

    Privilege

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What does 'Seiken' (政権) mean?

'Seiken' means 'Government' .

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