政せい見けん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

political views; political opinion

Refers to a person's stance or opinion on political matters. Often used in formal or news contexts.

彼かれは選せん挙きょの前まえに自じ分ぶんの政せい見けんをはっきり述のべた。
He clearly stated his political views before the election.
新しん聞ぶんのインタビューで大だい臣じんの政せい見けんが問とわれた。
The minister's political views were questioned in a newspaper interview.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の政せい見けんを述のべるto state one's political views
候こう補ほ者しゃは自じ分ぶんの政せい見けんを述のべた。
The candidate stated his political views.
政せい見けんを発はっ表ぴょうするto announce one's political views
首しゅ相しょうは記き者しゃ会かい見けんで政せい見けんを発はっ表ぴょうした。
The prime minister announced his political views at the press conference.

Kanji

政politics, government
見see, hopes, chances

Related words

意い見けんN4
意見 is a general word for 'opinion' on any topic, while 政見 is narrowly used for a person's political stance or views.
主しゅ張ちょうN3
主張 emphasizes actively asserting or advocating a position, whereas 政見 simply describes what one's political views are.

Don't confuse with

政せい策さくN2
政策 refers to a concrete policy or plan of action, while 政見 refers to a person's underlying political opinion or stance, so the two are easily conflated in news contexts.

Word family

政せい見けん放ほう送そう
political broadcast; party political broadcast; candidate broadcast

Etymology

Compound of 政 (sei, 'government, politics') and 見 (ken, 'view, opinion'). The reading is on'yomi, and the word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.