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    3. 本省

    本省

    本ほん省しょう

    ministry proper

    KMT7News #17+1NounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab14 strokes

    ほんしょう

    Noun

    1.
    ministry proper, home office, head office
    2.
    this ministry, this department

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    彼かれは本ほん省しょうの職しょく員いんです。

    He is an employee of the main ministry.

    KMT5Politics & LawWork & Career
    その決けっ定ていは本ほん省しょうから下くだされた。

    That decision was handed down from the main ministry.

    KMT7Politics & LawWork & Career
    彼かれは本ほん省しょう勤きん務むを希き望ぼうしている。

    He hopes to work at the head office (of the ministry).

    KMT7Politics & LawWork & Career
    本ほん省しょうの指し示じに従したがい、地ち方ほう自じ治ち体たいは新あらたな政せい策さくを実じっ施しした。

    Following instructions from the main ministry, local governments implemented new policies.

    KMT8Politics & LawWork & Career
    本ほん省しょうは、国くにの外がい交こう政せい策さくを統とう括かつする重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを担になっている。

    The main ministry plays an important role in overseeing the nation's foreign policy.

    KMT8Politics & LawWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    省
    かえり.みる・はぶ.く…(4)
    government ministry・conserve・omit
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