Japanese symbol for “politico”

政治屋

せいじや

Romaji: seijiya

politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico

In Japanese, politico is 政治屋, read せいじや (seijiya).

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Meanings

n politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain); politico

Kanji and stroke order

政

politics, government

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: まつりごと、まん

9 strokes · JLPT 2

治

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

屋

roof, house, shop

on: オク
kun: や

9 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
政府	せいふ seifu	government; administration; ministry
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
治療	ちりょう chiryou	(medical) treatment; care; therapy
明治	めいじ meiji	Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
部屋	へや heya	room; chamber

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.