Jisho

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しょう 省
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Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
1. ministry; department​
  • その
  • しょう省
  • は
  • ないせい内政
  • もんだい問題
  • の
  • ぎょうせい行政
  • を
  • つかさどる
    • 。
The ministry administers the internal affairs.
Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
2. province (of China)​
Noun, used as a prefix
3. saving; conserving​See also 省スペース
Wikipedia definition
4. Ministry (government department)​A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or administrative organisations. Ministries are usually subordinate to the cabinet, and prime minister, president or chancellor.
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