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主計局 (しゅけいきょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

主しゅ計けい局きょく

Common word

Meanings

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noun

Budget Bureau

Refers specifically to the Budget Bureau within Japan's Ministry of Finance, responsible for compiling the national budget.

主しゅ計けい局きょくは財ざい務む省しょうの重じゅう要ような部ぶ署しょです。
The Budget Bureau is an important department of the Ministry of Finance.

Kanji

主lord, chief, master
計plot, plan, scheme
局bureau, board, office

Etymology

Compound of 主計 (shukei, 'accounting' or 'budget') and 局 (kyoku, 'bureau'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally associated with the government body responsible for budget compilation.