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内閣 (ないかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Meanings 1
noun
cabinet ; government ministry ; administration
Refers to the executive cabinet of a government, especially the prime minister and ministers collectively. Although sometimes translated broadly as 'ministry' or 'administration', a single government department is usually 省, not 内閣.
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The cabinet submitted the budget bill to the Diet.
Kanji 閣 tower, tall building, palace Similar words 政せい 府ふ Broader word for the government as a whole; 内閣 specifically means the cabinet or executive ministry.
省しょう A ministry or department such as 外務省; unlike 内閣, it refers to an individual administrative ministry.
閣かく 僚りょう Means a cabinet minister, i.e. one member of the 内閣.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 内, associated with 'inside' or 'internal', and 閣, a kanji used in government-related compounds such as cabinet. The spelling is conventionally tied to the modern political meaning.
