政
政 — Politics
politics, government
On’yomiセイ (sei)
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiまつりごと (matsurigoto)
Kun’yomiまん (man)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 政
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 行政 | ぎょうせい gyousei | executive; government; administration |
| 財政 | ざいせい zaisei | public finance; financial affairs; financial situation |
| 政界 | せいかい seikai | (world of) politics; political world; political circles |
| 政権 | せいけん seiken | (political) administration; political power |
| 政策 | せいさく seisaku | political measures; policy |
| 政治 | せいじ seiji | politics; government |
Study notes
政 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #17 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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