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省

Kanji 省: meaning "ministry, save", readings, stroke order

The kanji 省 means "ministry, save". On'yomi: セイ、ショウ; kun'yomi: かえりみる、はぶく. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
ministry, save
On'yomi
セイショウ
Kun'yomi
かえりみるはぶく
Strokes
9
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 省

  • 省略 しょうりゃく — omission, abbreviation, abridgment
  • 省く はぶく — to omit, to eliminate
  • 反省 はんせい — reflection, reconsideration, regret
  • ～省 ～しょう — kind of ministry
  • 省～ しょう～ — economizing ~
  • 省みる かえりみる — to reflect

Stroke order · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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