政府
せいふ
hepburn seifu
government
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
政govern
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府prefecture
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Examples
- 政府は新しい政策を発表しました。The government announced a new policy.
- 政府は国民の生活を守る責任があります。The government has a duty to protect the lives of its citizens.
Collocations
政府の政策日本政府政府が決める政府の責任中央政府
Mnemonic
政府 seifu — 政 (governance, politics) + 府 (government office). Governance (政) carried out by an office (府) is the government. It joins the politics set: 政治 (politics) and 選挙 (election) from K-80, and 国民 (citizens) from this batch.
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Which K-80 word shares the 政 of 政府?