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厚生省 (こうせいしょう, kouseishou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

厚こう生せい省しょう

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Meanings

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Ministry of Health and Welfare (former)

obsolete term

Obsolete term; replaced by 厚生労働省 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) in 2001. Used in historical contexts.

See also: 厚生労働省

厚こう生せい省しょうは2001年ねんに厚こう生せい労ろう働

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The Ministry of Health and Welfare was reorganized into the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in 2001.

Kanji

厚thick, heavy, rich
生life, genuine, birth
省government ministry, conserve, omit

Don't confuse with

厚こう生せい労ろう働どう省しょう
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.

Built from

厚こう生せい+省しょう

Etymology

Compound of 厚生 (welfare) and 省 (ministry). The name reflects its historical role in health and welfare administration.