政 means “politics, government”

せい · sei

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

まつりごと, まん

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

セイ, ショウ

Taught in grade 5 · 9 strokes

The story

The right hand of authority (攵) setting things straight (正): governance at its core is about making things right. Japan's Diet building in Nagata-chō stands as the center where 政 shapes a nation of 125 million.

Used in 政治 (seiji, politics) and 政府 (seifu, government)

More from Society & Government

• 民 people
• 族 tribe
• 都 capital
• 市 city
• 町 town
• 村 village
• 会 meeting
• 社 company
• 官 government official
• 軍 army
• 公 public
• 私 private

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.