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How to say 'Ministry' in Japanese | 省

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The Japanese word for Ministry is 'Shou', written as 省 in Japanese.'Ministry' in hiragana is しょう.

    word

    省

    Meaning

    Ministry

    Reading

    しょう

    shou

    Kanji

    省Ministry, Conserve

    Explanation

    The Japanese suffix '省 (しょう)' refers to a government ministry or department. It is commonly used in the names of various ministries in Japan, such as '外務省 (がいむしょう)' (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) or '財務省 (ざいむしょう)' (Ministry of Finance). This suffix is attached to the name of the specific area of governance to denote the corresponding ministry. For example: Ministry of Education「文部科学省」(もんぶかがくしょう). Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare「厚生労働省」(こうせいろうどうしょう). The term is formal and is used in official contexts to refer to government bodies.

    Part Of Speech

    suffix

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    714

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 省

This word contains 1 kanji character:

  • kanji

    省

    Meaning

    Ministry, Conserve

Words Related to 省 Through the Kanji 省

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 省 as well.

  • word

    大蔵省

    Meaning

    Finance ministry

  • word

    外務省

    Meaning

    Foreign affairs

  • word

    省略

    Meaning

    Omission

  • word

    反省

    Meaning

    Reflection

  • word

    省く

    Meaning

    Omit

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What does 'Shou' (省) mean?

'Shou' means 'Ministry' .

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