How to say "Ministry of Finance" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Ministry of Finance" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Ministry of Finance" is "Ookurashou", written in japanese as "大蔵省".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The '大蔵省 (おおくらしょう)' refers to the Ministry of Finance, which is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan. It is responsible for managing the country's finances, including taxation, public spending, and financial regulations. The ministry plays a central role in the formulation and implementation of economic policies. For example: The Ministry of Finance announced new tax policies - (大蔵省は新しい税制を発表した).

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 3 Kanji:

The kanji "大" means "Big" and can be read as "Oo", "Dai", and "Tai". The kanji "蔵" means "Storehouse" and can be read as "Zou" and "Kura". And The kanji "省" means "Ministry" and "Conserve" and can be read as "Shou", "Sei", "Kaeri", and "Habu".

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Ookurashou" mean in japanese?

"Ookurashou" means "Ministry of Finance".

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How to write "Ministry of Finance" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "だ" is read as "da". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "ぞ" is read as "zo". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra". The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "せ" is read as "se". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "え" is read as "e". The hiragana "り" is read as "ri". The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". And The hiragana "ぶ" is read as "bu".

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.