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How to say 'Finance ministry' in Japanese | 大蔵省

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The Japanese word for Finance ministry is 'Ookurashou', written as 大蔵省 in Japanese.'Finance ministry' in hiragana is おおくらしょう.

    Meaning

    Finance ministry

    Reading

    おおくらしょう

    ookurashou

    Kanji

    Big Storehouse Ministry, Conserve

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '大蔵省 (おおくらしょう)' refers to the 'Ministry of Finance', which was a key government body in Japan responsible for financial and monetary policy, as well as managing the national budget. It was replaced by the Ministry of Finance and the Financial Services Agency in 2001. This term is often used in historical or formal contexts. Example sentences: The Ministry of Finance announced a new policy「大蔵省は新しい政策を発表した」(おおくらしょうはあたらしいせいさくをはっぴょうした). He works at the Ministry of Finance「彼は大蔵省で働いている」(かれはおおくらしょうではたらいている).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    6

    Frequency

    4047

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 大蔵省

This word contains 3 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Big

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Storehouse

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Ministry, Conserve

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'Ookurashou' means 'Finance ministry' .

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