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    3. 厚生省

    厚生省

    厚こう生せい省しょう

    (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare

    KMT4News #2+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab23 strokes

    こうせいしょう

    Noun

    1.
    (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
    obsolete term

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    厚こう生せい省しょうは以い前ぜん存そん在ざいしました。

    The Ministry of Health and Welfare existed previously.

    KMT3Politics & LawHistory
    厚こう生せい省しょうは国こく民みんの健けん康こうと福ふく祉しを管かん轄かつしていました。

    The Ministry of Health and Welfare was in charge of national health and welfare.

    KMT4Politics & LawMedicine & Health
    厚こう生せい省しょうは、戦せん後ごの日に本ほんの社しゃ会かい保ほ障しょう制せい度どの基き盤ばんを築きずいた。

    The Ministry of Health and Welfare laid the foundation for Japan's post-war social security system.

    KMT5Politics & LawHistory
    厚こう生せい省しょうの時じ代だいには、多おおくの公こう衆しゅう衛えい生せい政せい策さくが実じっ施しされた。

    During the era of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, many public health policies were implemented.

    KMT5Politics & LawMedicine & Health
    現げん在ざいの厚こう生せい労ろう働どう省しょうは、かつての厚こう生せい省しょうと労ろう働どう省しょうが統とう合ごうされて発ほっ足そくした。

    The current Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare was established by integrating the former Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Labour.

    KMT6Politics & LawHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    厚
    あつ.い・あか…(3)
    thick・heavy・rich・kind・cordial…(2)
    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    省
    かえり.みる・はぶ.く…(4)
    government ministry・conserve・omit
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