# 党 — Party

Frequency rank 590 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 著 (Author), less common than 整 (Arrange).

- On’yomi: とう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 儿 Legs (Kangxi 10)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX
- School grade: 6
- Strokes: 10

A triceratops on top stands over legs below -- a triceratops marching on powerful legs leads the political party forward.

In words:

- 党 とう — party (political)
- 政党 せいとう — (member of) political party
- 与党 よとう — government party;(ruling) party in power;government

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