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厚生労働省 (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省しょう

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Meanings

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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Official name of the Japanese government ministry responsible for health, labour, and welfare policies.

厚こう生せい労ろう働どう省しょうは新あたらしい感かん染せん症しょう対たい策さくを発はっ表ぴょうし

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The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced new measures against infectious diseases.

Kanji

厚thick, heavy, rich
生life, genuine, birth
労labor, thank for, reward for
働work, (kokuji)
省government ministry, conserve, omit

Don't confuse with

厚こう生せい省しょう
厚生省 was the ministry's name until 2001, when it merged with the labour ministry to become 厚生労働省, the current name.
労ろう働どう省しょう
労働省 was the former ministry that merged with health and welfare functions to become 厚生労働省, so learners often mix up which name is current.

Etymology

Compound of 厚生 (welfare), 労働 (labour), and 省 (ministry).