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厚生 (こうせい) — welfare · Nihongo Circle

厚生

こうせい

noun

Meanings

1welfare
2public welfare
3social welfare
4(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare

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Kanji in this word

厚Thick, Heavy, Rich9 strokes 生Life, Genuine, Birth5 strokes

More words with 厚

厚かましいあつかましい · impudentN2 重厚じゅうこう · profound 厚いあつい · kindN5 温厚おんこう · gentle 厚さあつさ · thickness 厚生省

Full entry on Jisho

こうせいしょう · (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare

厚生年金こうせいねんきん · welfare pension

厚相こうしょう · Welfare Minister

More words with 生

生臭いなまぐさい · smelling of fish or bloodN1 生身なまみ · living fleshN1 再生さいせい · playbackN1 生真面目きまじめ · seriousN1 (花を〜) 生ける, 活ける(はなを～) いける · to arrange (flowers)N1 新入生しんにゅうせい · new studentN1 生死せいし · life and deathN1 生温いなまぬるい · lukewarmN1