行政

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 行政 is read ぎょうせい and means public administration or the authorities carrying it out.
• Basic usage: It is used for the structure of local administration or projects involving residents and public authorities.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Activity and responsible body
  • 行政の仕組み focuses on how administration works.
  • 住民と行政が協力する refers to the administrative body cooperating with residents.
• Not all of politics
  • 政治 broadly concerns social decision-making and governance. 行政 focuses on carrying out public affairs and does not mean every political activity.