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
Radical: 目
Reading: め
Meaning: eye
Strokes: 5
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
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
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