省
省 — Government ministry
government ministry, conserve, omit
On’yomiセイ (sei)
On’yomiショウ (shou)
Kun’yomiかえりみる (kaerimiru)
Kun’yomiはぶく (habuku)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 省
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外務省 | がいむしょう gaimushou | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| 大蔵省 | おおくらしょう ookurashou | Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryō system) |
| 厚生省 | こうせいしょう kouseishou | (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare |
| 同省 | どうしょう doushou | the said ministry; the same ministry |
| 通産省 | つうさんしょう tsuusanshou | Ministry of International Trade and Industry (1949-2001); MITI |
| 運輸省 | うんゆしょう unyushou | Ministry of Transport |
Study notes
省 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #548 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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