# 党 — political party; faction

党 means “political party; faction”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: トウ (tou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 党 (tou, “party”).

- Meaning: political party; faction
- On'yomi: トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Government 1

## How to remember 党

Parts: 尚 esteem · 兄 older brother

## Words with 党

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 党 | とう (tou) | party |

## Don't confuse it with

[堂](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/hall/) · [常](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/always/) · [営](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/operate/) · [掌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/palm-of-the-hand/)

## More in the “Government 1” set

[政](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/politics/) · [議](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/debate/) · [党](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/political-party/) · [制](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/system/) · [治](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/govern/) · [領](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/territory/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/political-party/. Last updated 2026-11-01.