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Grade Level: 5
JLPT Level: 2

Frequency: 17

Bushu (Radical) Info:
攴 (ぼくづくり)
folding chair
攵 (ホク, のぶん, ぼくづくり, ぼくにょう)
strike; hit; folding chair

Henshall Mnemonic:
government forces correctness
Stroke Order Diagram (SOD): 9 Strokes



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On-Yomi Reading(s):
セイ
ショウ
Kun-Yomi Reading(s):
まつりごと
まん
ただ
まさ
English Meaning(s):
politics
government

Popular words and/or phrases using this kanji:
Click any individual kanji to view it in a new window. Click the [K] after each definition to look up that character at WWWJDIC; Click the [D] to look up that word in WWWJDIC (the definition is the same but other features exist, like sample usage, variations of the word, etc.)
  •   [いせいしゃ]
    (n) statesman [K] [D]
  •   [かせい]
    (n) household economy [K] [D]
  •   [かせいふ]
    (n) housekeeper; maid [K] [D]
  •   [ぐんせい]
    (n) military government [K] [D]
  •   [けんせい]
    (n) constitutional government [K] [D]
  •   [ぎょうせい]
    (n) administration [K] [D]
  •   [ぎょうせいきかん]
    administrative organ; administrative body [K] [D]
  •   [ぎょうせいしょぶん]
    administrative measures (disposition) [K] [D]
  •   [ぎょうせいそしょう]
    administrative litigation (action) [K] [D]
  •   [こくせい]
    (n) political situation; statecraft; body politic [K] [D]
  •   [ざいせい]
    (n) economy; financial affairs [K] [D]
  •   [ざいせいとうゆうし]
    (n) treasury investment and loan [K] [D]
  •   [ざいせいなん]
    (n) economic difficulties [K] [D]
  •   [さんせいけん]
    (n) suffrage; franchise [K] [D]
  •   [しせい]
    (n) municipal government [K] [D]
  •   [しせい]
    (n) government; administration; statesmanship [K] [D]
  •   [しゅうせいふ]
    state government [K] [D]
  •   [しんせい]
    (n) a new government or administration [K] [D]
  •   [まつりごと]
    (n) rule; government [K] [D]
  •   [せいかい]
    (n) political world [K] [D]
  •   [せいきょう]
    (n) religion and politics; church and state [K] [D]
  •   [せいきょく]
    (n) political situation [K] [D]
  •   [せいけい]
    (n) politics and economics [K] [D]
  •   [せいけん]
    (n) (political) administration; political power [K] [D]
  •   [せいけん]
    (n) political views [K] [D]
  •   [せいさく]
    (n) political measures; policy [K] [D]
  •   [せいじ]
    (n) politics; government [K] [D]
  •   [せいじか]
    (n) politician; statesman [K] [D]
  •   [せいじてき]
    (adj-na) political [K] [D]
  •   [せいじはん]
    (n) political offense; political offender [K] [D]
  •   [せいじりょく]
    (n) political strength [K] [D]
  •   [せいじょう]
    (n) political situation; political affairs [K] [D]
  •   [せいそう]
    (n) political strife [K] [D]
  •   [せいちょう]
    (n) government office [K] [D]
  •   [せいてき]
    (n) political opponent [K] [D]
  •   [せいとう]
    (n) (member of) political party [K] [D]
  •   [せいとうせいじ]
    party politics [K] [D]
  •   [せいふ]
    (n) government; administration [K] [D]
  •   [せいへん]
    (n) coup [K] [D]
  •   [せいむ]
    (n) government affairs [K] [D]
  •   [せいむじかん]
    (n) parliamentary vice-minister [K] [D]
  •   [せいれい]
    (n) government ordinance; cabinet order [K] [D]
  •   [ちほうぎょうせい]
    local administration [K] [D]
  •   [ていせい]
    (n) imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule [K] [D]
  •   [とせい]
    (n) the metropolitan government (of Tokyo) [K] [D]
  •   [ないせい]
    (n) municipal; internal administration; domestic affairs [K] [D]
  •   [のうせい]
    (n) agricultural administration [K] [D]
  •   [みんせい]
    (n) democracy; civil government [K] [D]
  •   [むせいふ]
    (n) anarchy [K] [D]
  •   [ゆうせい]
    (n) postal system [K] [D]
  •   [ゆうせいしょう]
    Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications [K] [D]
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If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/edict_doc.html#IREF05