shō
1. ministry; department
2. province (of China)
3. saving; conserving
Noun
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1. ministry; department
2. province (of China)
3. saving; conserving
1. welfare; public welfare
2. (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
1. Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
1. omission; leaving out
2. abbreviation; abridgment
1. Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
1. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
1. Ministry of Finance (1869-2001)
2. Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryō system)
1. Ministry of Justice
1. ministries and government offices; the authorities