Vocabulary

What does 野党 (やとう, yatou) mean?

野党 (やとう, yatou) means opposition party.

Quick facts
Readingやとう
Romajiyatou
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
やとう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonyatou

opposition party

  1. 1noun opposition party; the opposition

Example sentences

  • The opposition party gained strength through the election.

  • The opposition party opposed the government's proposal.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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