Moji Ninja

省 — ministry; omit

省 means “ministry; omit”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou), セイ (sei). Kun'yomi: かえり(みる) (kaerimiru), はぶ(く) (habuku). You'll see it in words such as 省く (habuku, “to omit; to leave out”).

省
Stroke order of 省
Meaning
ministry; omit
On'yomi
ショウ (shou), セイ (sei)
Kun'yomi
かえり(みる) (kaerimiru), はぶ(く) (habuku)
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N3 · set Government 2

How to remember 省

A small (少) eye (目) skims the page: it leaves things out.

Sounds like 少: both read ショウ.

Parts: 少 a little · 目 eye

Words with 省

WordReadingMeaning
省くはぶく habuku kunto omit; to leave out
省みるかえりみる kaerimiru kunto reflect on; to contemplate

Don't confuse it with

More in the “Government 2” set

Practise 省 free

Last updated