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大蔵 (ookura) Japanese meaning: Ministry of Finance | Kotomora
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At the time, the Ministry of Finance had great power over budget compilation.
The Ministry of Finance was reorganized as the Ministry of Finance under its current name in 2001.
Related words 大蔵省 is the full official name of the former ministry, while 大蔵 is the common shorthand used to refer to it.
財務省 is the current official name of the Ministry of Finance, while 大蔵 refers to the ministry under its former name.
Etymology The kanji 大 means 'large' and 蔵 means 'storehouse' or 'treasury'; the spelling is conventionally associated with state treasury and finance. No detailed historical derivation is specified.
