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党

Party
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingトウ
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6Level 32

Meanings

  1. partyRtK
    彼は党を内部から改革しようとした。He tried to reform the party from within.tatoeba
    彼は党の代表に立てられた。He was constituted representative of the party.tatoeba
  2. clique
  3. faction
  1. party (political)
  2. person who is fond of
  3. fan of

Synonyms

甘党

Homonyms

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Same reading (とう)
頭 · counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)唐 · Tang dynasty (of China塔 · tower糖 · sugar問う · to ask

Popular Usage

政党

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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outhouse · small (小) · little (小) · crown (冖) · mouth (口) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 860

Compound words

政党せいとう
political party
一党いっとう
one party; one faction; one clique
挙党きょとう
whole party; party as a whole
結党けっとう
formation of a (political) party
新党しんとう
new (political) party
党員とういん
party member
党首とうしゅ
party leader
党内とうない
party-internal; within the party
党派とうは
faction; party; clique
党利とうり
party interests
同党どうとう
same (political) party; the said party
入党にゅうとう
joining a political party
野党やとう
opposition party; the opposition
与党よとう
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
両党りょうとう
both (political) parties
離党りとう
secession from a political party
党議とうぎ
party conference; party council; party decision; party resolution
党略とうりゃく
party politics (tactics)
党勢とうせい
strength of a party
党籍とうせき
party membership; party register
党務とうむ
party business
復党ふくとう
rejoining a political party
共産党きょうさんとう
Communist Party
共和党きょうわとう
Republican Party

On Reading Examples

彼は党の主導権を握った。とう
He took the leadership of the party.tatoeba
彼は党の活動的な若手のひとりである。とう
He is one of the up and coming young men of the party.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は保守党一辺倒で押し通した。
He has remained pro-conservative throughout.tatoeba
彼は党の主導権を握った。
He took the leadership of the party.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Party. 尚 + 兄 — people gathered under one banner. 政党 — political party.

Practice Writing

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