Kanji1 / 9
省 kanji
government ministry, conserve, omit
- JLPT level
- N2 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 4 (elementary school)
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On readings
セイショウ
Kun readings
かえりみるはぶく
Words with 省
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N2反省Popularreflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation; regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry
- —帰省Popularhomecoming; returning home
- —三省Popularfrequent reflection; frequent meditation
- —自省Popularself-examination; reflection
- —内省Popularintrospection; reflection on one's self
- —省察reflection; consideration
- —猛省serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
- —省思reflection; reexamination; contemplation
- —反省会evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
- —反省文written apology; written statement of regret
- —内省的reflective; introspective
- —無反省lack of reflection (on one's conduct, failures, etc.); lack of self-examination; lack of introspection
- —三省堂Sanseido (publisher)
- —人事不省unconsciousness
- —反省材料matters that should be reflected on; points in need of review
- —反省の色sign of remorse; indication of regret
- —自己反省self-questioning; to self-question; to rethink; to reflect on oneself
- —猛省を促すto urge (someone) to reflect sincerely
- —帰省ラッシュholiday traffic congestion caused by people travelling to their hometowns en masse
- —三省堂国語辞典Sanseido Kokugo Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Sanseido)