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N2 Kanji 15: 党
Meaning：
In Japanese，党 means “a (political) party”.
How to read it：
Kunyomi：Not often used
Onyomi：とう
How to write it：
Origin：
It’s hard to remember this kanji by its origin because it changed too much. However, you can remember this kanji by “兄”, which means brother. My brother is a politician.
So 党 means “a (political) party”.
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adv | 政党 | せいとう | political party | Noun |
| Adv | 与党 | よとう | ruling party | Noun |
| Adv | 野党 | やとう | opposition party | Noun |
| H_Adv | 党員 | とういん | party member | Noun |
| H_Adv | 党派 | とうは | partisan | Noun |
| H_Adv | 悪党 | あくとう | rascal | Noun |
| S_Adv | 党首 | とうしゅ | party leader | Noun |
| S_Adv | 党内 | とうない | in the party | Noun |
| S_Adv | 残党 | ざんとう | remnants | Noun |
| S_Adv | 徒党 | ととう | faction | Noun |
| S_Adv | 新党 | しんとう | new political party | Noun |
| Others | 与野党 | よやとう | parties | Noun |
| Others | 若党 | わかとう | foot-man | Noun |
| Others | 両党 | りょうとう | both parties | Noun |
| Others | 同党 | どうとう | same party | Noun |
| Others | 入党 | にゅうとう | joining the party | Noun & Verb |
| Others | 各党 | かくとう | each party | Noun |
| Others | 離党 | りとう | secession | Noun & Verb |
| Others | 結党 | けっとう | founding of a party | Noun & Verb |
| Others | 甘党 | あまとう | sweet tooth | Noun |
| Others | 他党 | たとう | other party | Noun |
| Others | 党勢 | とうせい | strength of a party | Noun |
| Others | 党則 | とうそく | party rule | Noun |
| Others | 党議 | とうぎ | party decision | Noun |
| Others | 党名 | とうめい | party name | Noun |
| Others | 挙党 | きょとう | whole party | Noun |
| Others | 解党 | かいとう | dissolution | Noun |
| Others | 党人 | とうじん | party man | Noun |
| Others | 党費 | とうひ | party fee | Noun |
| Others | 党籍 | とうせき | party register | Noun |
| Others | 辛党 | からとう | spicy party | Noun |
| Others | 脱党 | だっとう | withdrawal | Noun & Verb |
| Others | 党史 | とうし | party history | Noun |
| Others | 党外 | とうがい | outside the party | Noun |
| Others | 自党 | じとう | own party | Noun |
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