How to say "Political party" in Japanese | 政党

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Political party" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Political party" is "Seitou", written in japanese as "政党".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese noun '政党 (せいとう)' refers to a 'political party'. This term is used to describe an organized group of people who share similar political goals and work together to influence government policies and gain political power. For example: The new political party was established「新しい政党が設立された」(あたらしいせいとうがせつりつされた). He joined a major political party「彼は主要な政党に加入した」(かれはしゅようなせいとうかにゅうした). The term is commonly used in discussions about politics, elections, and governance.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:

The kanji "政" means "Government" and "Politics" and can be read as "Shou", "Sei" and "Matsurigoto". And The kanji "党" means "Party" and "Faction" and can be read as "Tou".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Seitou" mean in japanese?

"Seitou" means "Political party" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "ま" is read as "ma". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "り" is read as "ri". The hiragana "ご" is read as "go". And The hiragana "と" is read as "to".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.