Kanji

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
その映画の悪党は最後には捕まった。

The villain of that movie was caught in the end.

骨の髄まで ほねのずいまで
彼は骨の髄まで悪党だ。

He is a villain to the core.

とう
新しい党が結成された。

A new party was formed.

甘党 あまとう
彼は甘党なので、デザートをとても喜びます。

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

与党 よとう
その法案は与党の反対で否決された。

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

牽制 けんせい
野党は与党の暴走を牽制するために、厳しい質問を浴びせた

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

野党 やとう
野党は政府の新しい法案に反対した

The opposition party opposed the government's new bill.

政党 せいとう
彼は新しい政党を立ち上げた

He launched a new political party.

勢力 せいりょく
その政党は地方で着実に勢力を伸ばしている。

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

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