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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N2

548 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: government ministry, conserve, omit

Kunyomi: かえり.みる, はぶ.く

Onyomi: セイ, ショウ

Composition: 少 目

省

Radical

Radical: 目

Reading: め

Meaning: eye

Strokes: 5

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Examples

Examples with audio

反省する(はんせいする)   reflect on, think over

帰省する(きせいする)   go home (for a holiday)

省庁(しょうちょう)   ministries & government offices

省エネ(しょうエネ)   economical use of energy

大蔵省(おおくらしょう)   Ministry of Finance

省略する(しょうりゃくする)   omit, abbreviate

省みる(かえりみる)   reflect on

省く(はぶく)   omit

Onyomi Examples

省察 (セイサツ) reflection, consideration

省思 (セイシ) reflection, reexamination, contemplation

三省 (サンセイ) frequent reflection, frequent meditation

内省 (ナイセイ) introspection, reflection on one's self

省 (ショウ) ministry, department, province (of China), saving, conserving

省エネルギー (ショウエネルギー) energy conservation, economical use of energy, energy-saving

郵政省 (ユウセイショウ) (former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)

厚生省 (コウセイショウ) (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare

Kunyomi Examples

省みる (かえりみる) to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.), to contemplate, to examine, to think over, to introspect

省く (はぶく) to omit, to leave out, to exclude, to eliminate, to curtail, to save, to cut down, to economize, to economise

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