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徒党 (ととう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
conspirators ; faction ; cabal ; clique
Refers to a group of people banding together for a shared, often secretive or conspiratorial purpose. Commonly used in the phrase 徒党を組む (to form a faction/conspiracy).
選せん 挙きょ の 前まえ に 、 候こう 補ほ 者しゃ たち が 徒と 党とう し た 。
Before the election, the candidates banded together into a clique.
Kanji 徒 on foot, junior, emptiness Similar words 派は 閥ばつ 派閥 is a more neutral and common term for a faction within an organization, while 徒党 often carries a negative, conspiratorial nuance.
一いち 味み 一味 emphasizes a group of people involved in a plot or crime, similar to 徒党 but often used for criminal conspiracies.
Etymology Compound of 徒 (companion, follower) and 党 (party, faction). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning of a group of followers or conspirators.
