省 – government ministry, conserve, omit

9 strokesTaught in grade 4#548 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 省 means government ministry, conserve, omit. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is セイ、ショウ (sei, shou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かえり.みる、はぶ.く (kaerimiru, habuku). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 目 (no. 109).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	セイ	sei
On’yomi	ショウ	shou
Kun’yomi	かえり.みる	kaerimiru
Kun’yomi	はぶ.く	habuku

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 目 (Kangxi radical 109). Components: ノ・小・目.

Words using 省

省略しょうりゃくomission省くはぶくto omit反省はんせいreflection省しょうministry省みるかえりみるto reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.)

Example sentences

この句では前置詞を省略できる。

You can omit the preposition in this phrase.

Tatoeba #222281

細かい所は省いて構わない。

You may leave out the details.

Tatoeba #170284

彼は自分自身の考えを反省した。

He reflected on his own thoughts.

Tatoeba #104792

Kanji with the same radical

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