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政府
政府
Chinese
political; politics; government | prefecture; mansion | ||
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simp. and trad. (政府) |
政 | 府 |
Noun
政府
Adjective
政府
- (attributive) government; governmental
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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政 | 府 |
せい Grade: 5 |
ふ Grade: 4 |
on'yomi |
Noun
政府 (hiragana せいふ, romaji seifu)
Derived terms
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Usage notes
In Japanese, seifu especially with demonstratives, refers to the current administration, the prime minister and the cabinet ministers. It could also refer to the permanent ruling bodies, without specifiers.
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.