Kanji

党

party, faction, clique

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

儿部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

トウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

なかま, むら

Nanori (Name Reading)

あきら, とも, まさ

Common Readings

トウ

Example sentences

悪党 あくとう
その 映画 悪党 最後 捕まった

The villain of that movie was caught in the end.

骨の髄まで ほねのずいまで
骨の髄まで 悪党

He is a villain to the core.

とう
新しい 結成された

A new party was formed.

甘党 あまとう
甘党 ので デザート とても 喜びます

Since he has a sweet tooth, he really enjoys desserts.

与党 よとう
その 法案 与党 反対 否決 された

The bill was rejected due to opposition from the ruling party.

牽制 けんせい
野党 与党 暴走 牽制 する ため 厳しい 質問 浴びせた

The opposition party asked tough questions to keep the ruling party in check.

野党 やとう
野党 政府 新しい 法案 反対 した

The opposition party opposed the government's new bill.

政党 せいとう
新しい 政党 立ち上げた

He launched a new political party.

勢力 せいりょく
その 政党 地方 着実 勢力 伸ばしている

That political party is steadily expanding its influence in the regions.

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