党 – party, faction, clique

10 strokesTaught in grade 6#39 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 党 means party, faction, clique. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is トウ (tou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is なかま、むら (nakama, mura). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 儿 (no. 10).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	トウ	tou
Kun’yomi	なかま	nakama
Kun’yomi	むら	mura

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 儿 (Kangxi radical 10). Components: 口・尚・儿・冖.

Words using 党

党とうparty (political)野党やとうopposition party政党せいとうpolitical party与党よとうruling party

Example sentences

彼女はその党の指導的任務につくことを承認した。

She has consented to take the leadership of the party.

Tatoeba #92335

彼女は根っからのコーヒー党です。

She's die-hard coffee drinker.

Tatoeba #89961

与党は野党非難のキャンペーンを展開しています。

The ruling party is running a smear campaign against the opposition.

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Kanji with the same radical

先元光児充免兆兄克兎

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