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政治

Politics


Meaning

Politics, Government

Word Type

noun

Explanation

If you want to cure the government, you have to get into politics. Gotta join 'em to fix them... but can you survive that long without being corrupted yourself?


Reading

せいじ

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 政治家

    politician

    政治活動

    political activity

    政治的

    political

  • 今の政治

    current politics

    国の政治

    national politics

    世界の政治

    world politics

  • 政治の世界

    the world of politics

    政治の中心

    political hub, the center of politics

    政治の場

    political arena

  • 政治を行う

    to govern, to conduct politics

    政治を変える

    to change the political situation

    政治を動かす

    to influence politics

Context Sentences

日本は政治に関心がない人が多すぎます。

There are too many people in Japan who are not interested in politics.

サーモンの政治に対する考えはとても保守的です。

Salmon's attitude toward the government is very conservative.

政治って何のためのものか分かりますか?国民の生活を守るためと、ゼッタイに戦争をしないためですよ。

Do you know what politics is for? It's to protect the lives of the citizens and to absolutely prevent war.


Kanji Composition