Japanese symbol for “government”
政府
せいふ
Romaji: seifu
government; administration; ministry
In Japanese, government is 政府, read せいふ (seifu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n government; administration; ministry
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “government”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 政治 | せいじ seiji | politics; government |
| 行政 | ぎょうせい gyousei | executive; government |
| 統治 | とうち touchi | rule; reign; government |
| 制 | せい sei | system; organization; organisation |
| 与党 | よとう yotou | ruling party; government party; party in power |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 政治 | せいじ seiji | politics; government |
| 政策 | せいさく seisaku | political measures; policy |
| 政権 | せいけん seiken | (political) administration; political power |
| 行政 | ぎょうせい gyousei | executive; government |
| 政党 | せいとう seitou | political party |
| 都道府県 | とどうふけん todoufuken | prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures |
| 府立 | ふりつ furitsu | prefectural; managed by an urban prefecture (Osaka or Kyoto) |
| 幕府 | ばくふ bakufu | shogunate; bakufu |
See also: Chinese symbol for “government”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.