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しょう
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
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省略

しょうりゃく
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
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外務省

がいむしょう
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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文部省

もんぶしょう
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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労働省

ろうどうしょう
Ministry of Labour (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
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内務省

ないむしょう
Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan); Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK)
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反省

はんせい
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation; regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry
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大蔵省

おおくらしょう
(former) Ministry of Finance (succeeded by zaimushou in 2000)
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環境省

かんきょうしょう
Ministry of the Environment
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郵政省

ゆうせいしょう
(former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)