Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 5
せい
Grade: 1
ろう
Grade: 4
どう
Grade: 4
しょう
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
厚生勞働省 (kyūjitai)
 
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Etymology

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Compound of 厚生 (health and welfare) +‎ 労働 (labor) +‎ (department, ministry)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーせーろーどーしょー [kòósééróódóꜜòshòò] (Nakadaka – [7])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːse̞ːɾo̞ːdo̞ːɕo̞ː]

Proper noun

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(こう)(せい)(ろう)(どう)(しょう) (Kōsei-rōdō-shō

  1. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
    Synonym: 厚労省

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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