# 政 — Politics

Frequency rank 163 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 別 (Separate), less common than 号 (Number).

- On’yomi: せい
- Kun’yomi: まつりごと
- Radical: 攴 Rap, Tap (Kangxi 66)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX
- School grade: 5
- Strokes: 9

The switch leans in from the right edge and taps a barefoot man in winter slush until the correct answer comes out of him on live television.

In words:

- 政治 せいじ — politics,government
- 政府 せいふ — government,administration
- 政党 せいとう — (member of) political party

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