政せい党とう

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

political party

Standard term for an organized political group in Japan and internationally.

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与党 refers specifically to the ruling party or coalition currently in power, while 政党 is the neutral, general term for any political party.

野党 means an opposition party not in power, whereas 政党 is a neutral term covering any political party regardless of its position.

党 is a shorter, more casual way to say 政党, often used as an abbreviation in news headlines or party names.

政党 refers broadly to any organized political party, while 党派 often implies a smaller faction or subgroup within a larger political body.

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一いっ党とう
政党 is the general term for any political party, while 一党 emphasizes a single party or faction as one distinct side among others.
公こう明めい党とう
政党 is the generic word for 'political party', while 公明党 is the proper name of one specific Japanese political party.
パーティーN5
政党 is the standard Japanese term for a political party, while パーティー in this sense mainly appears in foreign or translated political names.

Don't confuse with

政党 (political party) and 正当 (justified, legitimate) are pronounced identically but have completely unrelated meanings.

政党 refers to a political party that seeks power, while 政府 refers to the government actually running the country, a distinction learners often blur.

政党 refers to an individual political party, while 政党政治 refers to the whole system of government run through such parties.