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Japanese symbol for “political”

Romaji: seijiteki
political

In Japanese, political is , read (seijiteki).

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Meanings

  1. adj-na political

Kanji and stroke order

politics, government
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: まつりごと、まん
9 strokes · JLPT 2
reign, be at peace, calm down
on: ジ、チ
kun: おさ.める、おさ.まる、なお.る、なお.す
8 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “political”

WordReadingMeaning
ポリティカル poritikarupolitical
せいじじょう seijijoupolitical

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せいふ seifugovernment; administration; ministry
せいじ seijipolitics; government
せいさく seisakupolitical measures; policy
せいけん seiken(political) administration; political power
ぎょうせい gyouseiexecutive; government
せいとう seitoupolitical party
ちりょう chiryou(medical) treatment; care; therapy
めいじ meijiMeiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “political”.

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.