# 政 — politics; government

政 means “politics; government”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: セイ (sei). Kun'yomi: まつりごと (matsurigoto). You'll see it in words such as 政 (matsurigoto, “rule; government”).

- Meaning: politics; government
- On'yomi: セイ (sei)
- Kun'yomi: まつりごと (matsurigoto)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Government 1

## How to remember 政

A pointer (攵) that keeps everyone doing what is correct (正): government.

Sounds like 正: both read セイ.

Parts: 正 correct · 攵 pointer

## Words with 政

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 政 | まつりごと (matsurigoto) | rule; government |

## 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/politics/. Last updated 2026-11-01.