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通産大臣 (つうさんだいじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

通つう産さん大だい臣じん

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Meanings

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noun

Minister of International Trade and Industry

historical term

Historical term for the head of the former Ministry of International Trade and Industry (通商産業省), which existed until the 2001 central government reform. Now replaced by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業大臣).

See also: 通商産業大臣

通つう産さん大だい臣じんは当とう時じ、貿ぼう易えき摩ま擦さつの解かい決けつに

奔ほん

走そう

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た

。

The Minister of International Trade and Industry worked hard to resolve trade friction at that time.

1990年ねん代だいの通つう産さん大だい臣じんは産さん業ぎょう政せい策さくの転てん換かんを迫せまられた。

The MITI minister in the 1990s was pressed to change industrial policy.

Kanji

通traffic, pass through, avenue
産products, bear, give birth
大large, big
臣retainer, subject

Similar words

経けい済ざい産さん業ぎょう大だい臣じん
The current ministerial title for the ministry that succeeded MITI in 2001. 通産大臣 is the historical predecessor.
通つう商しょう産さん業ぎょう省しょう
The ministry itself (MITI), headed by the 通産大臣. Abolished in 2001.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 通商産業大臣 (つうしょうさんぎょうだいじん), the full title of the minister in charge of the former Ministry of International Trade and Industry.