与党 (Yotou): Ruling Party, Government Party

Meaning

English

ruling party
government party
party in power
government

Reading

Kana

よとう

Romaji

yotou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 野党 Rank 1430 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

与野党

よやとう

ruling and opposition parties

与党連立

よとうれんりつ

ruling coalition

与党議員

よとうぎいん

Diet member from the ruling parties

連立与党

れんりつよとう

ruling coalition party

政府・与党

せいふよとう

parties in government

少数与党

しょうすうよとう

minority party in power

政党

せいとう

political party

党

とう

party (political)

野党

やとう

opposition party

左党

ひだりとう

left-wing party

自民党

じみんとう

Liberal Democratic Party

新党

しんとう

new (political) party

Example Sentences

5

今度の選挙では与党が勝ちそうだね。

The sitting government is likely to win in the coming election.

与党は５時現在で５０議席確保している。

The ruling party has secured 50 seats as of 5 o'clock.

小泉が与党自民党の新総裁に選出された。

Mr Koizumi was elected the new president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

与党の首脳たちは政治改革法案で知恵をしぼっています。

Party leaders are hammering out a proposal for political reform.

安倍内閣は、自由民主党、公明党を与党とする連立内閣である。

The Abe Cabinet is a coalition Cabinet where the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komei Party form the government.