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本省

ほんしょう

noun

Meanings

1ministry proper
2home office
3head office
4this ministry
5this department

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Kanji in this word

本Book, Present, Main5 strokes 省Focus, Government Ministry, Conserve9 strokes

More words with 本

日本にほん · JapanN5 脚本きゃくほん · scenarioN1 張本人ちょうほんにん · originator 台本だいほん · librettoN1 本館ほんかん · main buildingN1

Full entry on Jisho

本質ほんしつ · essenceN1

本文ほんぶん · text (of document)N1

本ほん · bookN5

More words with 省

省～しょう～ · economizing ~N2 ～省～しょう · kind of ministryN2 省略しょうりゃく · omissionN3 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 帰省きせい · homecoming 厚生省こうせいしょう · (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare 通産省つうさんしょう · Ministry of International Trade and Industry (1949-2001)