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厚生労働相 (こうせいろうどうしょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

厚こう生せい労ろう働どう相しょう

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Meanings

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noun

Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare

Abbreviation of 厚生労働大臣. Used in news and formal contexts to refer to the cabinet minister responsible for health, labour, and welfare policy.

See also: 厚生労働大臣

厚こう生せい労ろう働どう相しょうは新しん型がたコロナウイルス対たい策さくについて記き者しゃ会かい見けんを行おこなった

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The Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare held a press conference on measures against the novel coronavirus.

Kanji

厚thick, heavy, rich
生life, genuine, birth
労labor, thank for, reward for
働work, (kokuji)
相inter-, mutual, together

Similar words

厚こう生せい労ろう働どう大だい臣じん
Full official title; 厚生労働相 is the common abbreviated form used in media.

Etymology

Compound of 厚生 (welfare), 労働 (labour), and 相 (minister).