政せい府ふ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 1,000

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Refers to the executive branch of a country, or the ruling body in general. Can also mean a specific ministry or the current cabinet in context.

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内ない閣かくN1

内閣 specifically refers to the cabinet led by the prime minister, while 政府 is the broader term for the entire governing administration.

政せい権けんN1

政権 refers to the ruling power or regime currently in office, while 政府 refers to the institution itself regardless of who holds power.

行ぎょう政せいN1

行政 means the act or function of administering/governing, whereas 政府 refers to the organization or body that carries out that function.

当とう局きょくN1

政府 refers to the government as a whole, while 当局 points to the specific office or officials responsible for a particular matter.

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日本にほん政せい府ふ
政府 is the general word for 'government' of any country, while 日本政府 specifically names the government of Japan.
国くにN4
政府 specifically means the government as an institution, while 国 can refer to the national government in context but more broadly means country or homeland.

Opposites

無む政せい府ふ

政府 means a government that exists and rules, the direct opposite of 無政府, the state of having none.

地ち方ほう公こう共きょう団だん体たいN2

地方公共団体 refers to local governments like prefectures and cities, whereas 政府 refers to the national/central government.

Don't confuse with

政せい治じN4

政治 is the abstract activity or field of politics, while 政府 is the concrete institution that governs a country.

幕ばく府ふ

幕府 refers specifically to the historical shogunate government of pre-modern Japan, whereas 政府 is the general modern word for 'government' of any country or era.

国こっ家かN2

政府 refers to the administrative body that governs, whereas 国家 refers to the state itself, including its territory, people, and sovereignty.

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