How to sound intelligent in Japanese – Politics – Key Vocabulary
In this blog series, we will give some critical vocabulary for “deep” discussions in Japanese.
These vocabulary words are designed to expand your range of words so that you can have more elaborate conversations.
(This will be a regular series and these blogs are primarily designed for intermediate-advanced learners – so for beginner learners we advise that you check out some of our other blogs here! 🙂 )
General Japanese words about Politics
| Kanji | Romanized Pronunciation | Meaning |
| 政治 | seiji | Politics |
| 政治家 | seijika | Politician |
| 政権 | seiken | Political power |
| 政党 | seitou | Political party |
| 政策 | seisaku | Policy |
| 政府 | seifu | Government |
| 国政 | kokusei | Government, statecraft |
| 行政 | gyousei | Administration |
| 内政 | naisei | Domestic politics |
| 外政 | gaisei | Diplomatic politics (foreign diplomatic policy) |
Japanese words about forms of Government
| Kanji | Romanized Pronunciation | Meaning |
| 政体 | seitai | Form of Government |
| 民政 | minsei | Civilian Government |
| 共和主義 | Kyouwa-shugi | Republicanism |
| 立憲主義 | rikken-shugi | Constitutionalism |
| 立憲君主制 | rikken-kunshu-sei | Constitutional monarchy |
| 民主主義 | minshu-shugi | Democracy |
| 独裁主義 | dokusai shugi | Despotism, dictatorship |
| 全体主義 | zentai-shugi | Totalitarianism |
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