省 — kanji meaning “government ministry”
省
government ministry, conserve, omit
- Meanings
- government ministry, conserve, omit
- On'yomi
- セイ (sei)、ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- かえり.みる、はぶ.く
- Name readings
- さとし、み
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #548 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 109
- Chinese reading
- shěng, xǐng — Chinese character page
Words with 省
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反省 | はんせい hansei | reflection; reconsideration; introspection |
| 外務省 | がいむしょう gaimushou | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 帰省 | きせい kisei | homecoming; returning home |
| 労働省 | ろうどうしょう roudoushou | Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) |
| 省略 | しょうりゃく shouryaku | omission; leaving out |
| 文部省 | もんぶしょう monbushou | Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001) |
| 大蔵省 | おおくらしょう ookurashou | Ministry of Finance (1869-2001) |
| 省庁 | しょうちょう shouchou | ministries and government offices; the authorities |
| 法務省 | ほうむしょう houmushou | Ministry of Justice |
| 通産省 | つうさんしょう tsuusanshou | Ministry of International Trade and Industry (1949-2001); MITI |
| 国務省 | こくむしょう kokumushou | Department of State (US); State Department |
| 同省 | どうしょう doushou | the said ministry; the same ministry |
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