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厚労省 (こうろうしょう, kouroushou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

厚こう労ろう省しょう

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Meanings

1

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

abbreviation

Abbreviation of 厚生労働省. Used in news, government contexts, and everyday conversation.

See also: 厚生労働省

厚こう労ろう省しょうは新あたらしいガイドラインを発はっ表ぴょうした

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The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced new guidelines.

Kanji

厚thick, heavy, rich
労labor, thank for, reward for
省government ministry, conserve, omit

Related words

厚こう生せい労ろう働どう省しょう
Full official name; 厚労省 is the common abbreviation.

Etymology

Abbreviation formed from the first characters of 厚生 (welfare) and 労働 (labour) plus 省 (ministry).