# 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”).

- 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 省く | はぶく (habuku) | to omit; to leave out |
| 省みる | かえりみる (kaerimiru) | to reflect on; to contemplate |

## Don't confuse it with

[県](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/prefecture/) · [歩](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/walk/) · [秒](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/second-of-time/) · [妙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/exquisite/)

## More in the “Government 2” set

[権](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/authority/) · [府](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/government-office/) · [委](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/entrust/) · [官](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/official/) · [省](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/ministry/)

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