政

Politics

WaniKani level 16 JLPT N3 Joyo grade 5Top 500 · #179 strokes

Meanings

Politics, Government

On'yomi

せい、しょう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

まつりごと、まん

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

政 is written in 9 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

政 (Politics) is taught on WaniKani at level 16 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #17 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 9 strokes.

Other kanji at WaniKani level 16

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Words using 政

為政者いせいしゃstatesman 家政かせいhousehold economy 家政婦かせいふhousekeeper 軍政ぐんせいmilitary administration 憲政けんせいconstitutional government 行政ぎょうせいexecutive 国政こくせいnational politics 財政ざいせいpublic finance 財政難ざいせいなんeconomic difficulties 参政権さんせいけんsuffrage 市政しせいmunicipal government 施政しせいgovernment

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