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省

government ministry
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingセイ、ショウ
Kun readingかえり.みる、はぶ.く
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. government ministry
  2. conserve
  3. omit
  4. focusRtK
  1. to omit
  2. to leave out
  3. to exclude
  4. to eliminate
  5. to curtail

Popular Usage

省略省みる

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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few · eye (目)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 131

Compound words

省略しょうりゃく
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
省みるかえりみる
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
帰省きせい
homecoming; returning home
三省さんせい
frequent reflection; frequent meditation
自省じせい
self-examination; reflection
省くはぶく
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate; to curtail
省庁しょうちょう
ministries and government offices; the authorities
省令しょうれい
ministerial ordinance
同省どうしょう
the said ministry; the same ministry
内省ないせい
introspection; reflection on one's self
反省はんせい
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation
本省ほんしょう
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
省力しょうりょく
labor saving; reduction of labor
運輸省うんゆしょう
Ministry of Transport
外務省がいむしょう
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
厚生省こうせいしょう
(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
国務省こくむしょう
Department of State (US); State Department
大蔵省おおくらしょう
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryō system)
文部省もんぶしょう
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
法務省ほうむしょう
Ministry of Justice
郵政省ゆうせいしょう
(former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
労働省ろうどうしょう
Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
通産省つうさんしょう
Ministry of International Trade and Industry (1949-2001); MITI
建設省けんせつしょう
Ministry of Construction

Additional Examples

彼は自分自身の考えを反省した。
He reflected on his own thoughts.tatoeba
彼は自分の過ちを反省した。
He reflected on his errors.tatoeba
彼は休暇に帰省することにしている。
He is planning to go home on leave.tatoeba
彼は休暇で帰省中です。
He is home on leave.tatoeba
省略形の上演形式
Abbreviated presentation formwiki
省略を巧みにする
Use omission in a clever mannerwiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 省

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