This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

厚生

Reading

Kana: こうせい
Romaji: kousei
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

welfare; public welfare; social welfare

2

(former) Ministry of Health and Welfare

Note: abbreviation
See also: 厚生省

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 あつ.い、 あか
Meanings: thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth

Example Sentence

社会保険庁(しゃかいほけんちょう)厚生(こうせい)労働省(ろうどうしょう)への不信感(ふしんかん)(つの)一方(いっぽう)である。
➥Distrust of the Social Insurance Agency and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare just keeps getting stronger.
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