How to say 'Party' in Japanese | 党

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The Japanese word for Party is 'Tou', written as 党 in Japanese.'Party' in hiragana is とう.

word

党

Meaning

Party

Reading

とう

tou

Kanji

党Party, Faction

Explanation

The Japanese noun '党 (とう)' primarily refers to a political party. It is used to describe organized groups of people with shared political goals and ideologies. For example: the Liberal Democratic Party「自由民主党」(じゆうみんしゅとう). He joined a new political party「彼は新しい政党に加わった」(かれはあたらしいせいとうにくわわった). While '党' can sometimes refer to factions or groups in a broader sense, its most common and significant usage is in the context of politics. It is important to note that '党' is often combined with other kanji to form the names of specific political parties, such as '民主党 (みんしゅとう)' (Democratic Party) or '共産党 (きょうさんとう)' (Communist Party).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1464

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 党

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

党

Meaning

Party, Faction

Words Related to 党 Through the Kanji 党

This Word contains the Kanji 党 as well.

word

政党

Meaning

Political party

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