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主務大臣 (しゅむだいじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

主しゅ務む大だい臣じん

しゅ

む

だ

い

じ

ん

Meanings

1

noun

the cabinet minister in charge; competent minister

Refers to the cabinet minister responsible for a particular administrative matter or policy area. Used in official and legal contexts.

この法ほう律りつの施し行こうについては、主しゅ務む大だい臣じんが定さだめる。
The competent minister shall prescribe the enforcement of this law.
主しゅ務む大だい臣じんの

許きょ

可か

が

必ひつ

要よう

です

。

Permission from the cabinet minister in charge is required.

Kanji

主lord, chief, master
務task, duties
大large, big
臣retainer, subject

Similar words

担たん当とう大だい臣じん
担当大臣 is a more general term for a minister in charge of a specific portfolio, while 主務大臣 is a formal legal term specifying the minister with jurisdiction over a particular matter.

Etymology

Compound of 主務 (shumu, 'main duties' or 'primary responsibility') and 大臣 (daijin, 'cabinet minister'). The term is used in Japanese legal and administrative contexts.