与党

• 読み: よとう
• ローマ字: yotou
• 漢字の分解: 与 (yo) — give, participate; 党 (tou) — party, faction
• 発音: /jo.toː/

意味

Ruling party; governing party. The political party or coalition currently in power.

A noun referring to the political party (or coalition) that holds power and forms the government. The opposite is 野党 (opposition party). A fundamental political term constantly encountered in Japanese news and current affairs. In Japan, the 与党 has historically been the Liberal Democratic Party (自民党) for most of the postwar era, often in coalition.

例文

1. 与党は新しい法案を提出した。
2. 今回の選挙で与党が過半数を維持した。
3. 与党と野党の間で激しい議論が続いている。

使い方ガイド

場面: politics, news, government, elections

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 与 (yo, to give/participate) + 党 (tou, party/faction). Literally 'the party that participates' — i.e. the party that participates in governing, as opposed to the opposition.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal