01
反省
はんせい
reflection
Meanings
- government ministry
- conserve
- omit
Readings
Onyomi
- セイ
- ショウ
Kunyomi
- かえり.みる
- はぶ.く
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Useful words
02
省略
しょうりゃく
omission
03
省く
はぶく
to omit
04
帰省
きせい
returning home
05
外務省
がいむしょう
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
06
省みる
かえりみる
to reflect on
Compare Kanji
01庁Meaning83%government officeGovernment offices connect them, with 庁 pointing to an agency under public administration.02府Meaning80%borough, urban prefecture府 gives another government body near the ministry sense of 省.03官Meaning76%bureaucrat, the governmentOfficials in 官 belong to the same public-administration world as 省.04略Meaning77%abbreviation, omissionOmission in 略 matches the “leave out” side of 省.05削Meaning70%plane, sharpen削 shows cutting away, a concrete action close to conserving or omitting in 省.06少Component82%few, littleThe top of 省 is 少, fitting its meanings of reducing or sparing.