党
party, faction, clique
Readings
On'yomi
- トウ
Kun'yomi
- なかま
- むら
Meaning
党 centers on a group of people united by shared interests or beliefs: a political party, a faction, or a clique.
Most common words using 党
24 of 251- 党とうN3
party (political)
- 民主党みんしゅとう
Democratic Party
- 自民党じみんとう
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP
- 政党せいとうN2
political party
- 共産党きょうさんとう
Communist Party
- 野党やとうN2
opposition party; the opposition
- 共和党きょうわとう
Republican Party
- 与党よとうN2
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
- 公明党こうめいとう
Komeito (Japanese political party)
- 党首とうしゅ
party leader
- 党員とういん
party member
- 新党しんとう
new (political) party
- 党内とうない
party-internal; within the party
- 離党りとう
secession from a political party
- 社民党しゃみんとう
Social Democratic Party
- 社会党しゃかいとう
Socialist Party
- 労働党ろうどうとう
Labour Party; Labor Party
- 党派とうは
faction; party; clique
- 与野党よやとう
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
- 結党けっとう
formation of a (political) party
- 超党派ちょうとうは
suprapartisan; multiparty; bipartisan; nonpartisan
- 保守党ほしゅとう
Conservative Party
- 入党にゅうとう
joining a political party
- 党勢とうせい
strength of a party
Study
Etymology
党 is the modern simplified form of 黨. The older form combines 尚 (which likely contributed the sound) with 黑 (black), possibly suggesting a group united under a dark banner. The modern form retains the upper part 尚-like shape but replaces the lower part with 儿.
Meaning mnemonic
The top part looks like a roof over a gathering (口), and the bottom 儿 suggests people. Imagine a group of people meeting under one roof to form a political party.
Reading mnemonic
For トウ, picture a political party meeting in a tall tower: tower -> トウ, and the party members gather inside.